“The doctor was right about one thing though, we would never be able to pay for this new treatment….alone.”
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“The doctor was right about one thing though, we would never be able to pay for this new treatment….alone.”
“It felt like an out-of-body experience. I heard the words, but it felt like I was watching myself from up above. Some parents grieve, but I honestly felt RELIEVED.”
“Rory started to deny food and refused any fluids. We began to worry for his life as he continued to worsen and could not stay conscious. Our little boy was slowly crumbling.”
“I was the wrong passenger, in the wrong car, at the wrong time. After years of hard work to be physically and financially independent, I moved back into my childhood bedroom with my parents at age 24. Friends excused themselves from my life without a word. I stopped being invited places or asked on dates; I began to feel everyone saw me as a burden.”
“Right now, I know it seems like there’s no escape. That no matter how hard you try, how fast you run, how fiercely you try to claw your way to freedom from yourself, you sink deeper and deeper into the quicksand of shame and self-resentment. Dear Kahrin, you don’t believe this now, but you will be loved.”
“They throw tantrums over the most ridiculous things. They hit you and laugh in your face when you get hurt. But after all that, they come running when they have a boo-boo and want to be kissed goodnight. Stay-at-home-moms get a bad rep, but it’s the HARDEST job I’ve ever had.”
“People don’t talk about ‘women issues.’ ‘So many people out there have it WORSE.’ You’re labeled as dramatic, and doctors disregard what you’re feeling.”
“My whole body went numb, and I struggled to remain conscious. Our little girl was in distress.“
“Oh, my God. I could’ve died!’ I didn’t recognize my mental breakdown until I nearly stepped in front of a speeding bus.”
“I was unhinged. I used to imagine watching my children from heaven, making sure they were safe. I would visit the doctor, pleading for someone to help me. I didn’t know what was wrong with me.”