“My wife is 15 years older than I am, and I’m 15 years older than her youngest son, so the age gap was a bit of an issue. Later, our oldest opened up to us about being transgender.”
‘We met when we were married to our second husbands.’: Lesbian couple share journey blending families, having transgender child, ‘Find people who accept you as you are’
‘She was BORN like that!’ My superpowers were activated by his words. He freed me from questioning myself.’: Mom with limb difference urges ‘you’ll help others just by being you’
“‘She has 1 hand and a nub, sometimes wears a robot hand and is a superhero!’”
‘With every inch of hair gone, I was HAPPIER. Can you imagine how it feels to come into yourself? ‘That’s me!’: Trans man comes out at 29, ‘You are enough, whether you realize it at 10, 30 or 60’
“When I was 10 years old, in full Harry Potter mania, dressed up like him, with glasses and scar and cape – I started menstruating. To this day, I can’t describe what that did to me.”
‘She was born at 9:42 p.m. on her dad’s birthday. He was tearful and triggered by the scene and remembering our Finn.’: Mom shares journey having daughter 2 months after losing son, ‘She is everything we needed’
“It would be days before he connected with Finley. I, on the other hand, held her in my arms and felt alive once more. Her eyes, just like her brothers, looked up at me.”
‘I’ve been SUCKED DRY of any energy to keep up the facade of being a happy-go-lucky, I’ve-got-this pandemic parent.’: Mom opens up about the stress of Covid parenting, ‘Calling yourself names isn’t going to help’
“You screamed. You stomped and threw down a classic parent-tantrum. But really, who hasn’t at this point.”
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“It’s time to stop thinking only of ourselves and start thinking of the greater good.”
‘I felt an almighty THUD, initially I thought I was being ATTACKED. I fell backwards, and my head hit the floor.’: Paralyzed woman becomes athlete, searches for cure, ‘I’m not sitting and waiting, I’m facilitating the process’
“‘Get up!’ everyone shouted. I couldn’t move ANYTHING. I looked up and realized a man fell off the balcony. He landed on my head.”
‘She’ll be in a wheelchair by 40 and you’ll end up her caretaker.’ I accomplished everything his dad said I COULDN’T do.’: Wife with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, finds love, defies all expectations
“My husband’s dad gave him a book about cerebral palsy, probably written by a doctor who retired in 1975. I read it because I wanted to know what my life could’ve looked like. But my husband NEVER did.”
‘How will I call an ambulance if I’m ALONE?’ I gasp for air and am unable to talk.’: Asthma warrior shares journey, urges ‘if your body needs rest, do it’’
“My life revolves around hospital care, appointments, and medication charts. Many people do not have time for a sick friend.”
‘I’m coming home.’ I’d wait for my momma at the end of the driveway until physically dragged crying into the house.’: Daughter candidly shares life and loss of mom battling addiction
“I hated her, but I loved her. I wanted to be nothing like her, but I also wanted to be just like her. Oh God, what I would do to hug her right now and tell her how much I love and forgive her.”