“We were told they can’t accommodate us or our situations. I cried and cried a lot. We’re trying to make a living like everyone else.”
- Love What Matters
- Health
“We were told they can’t accommodate us or our situations. I cried and cried a lot. We’re trying to make a living like everyone else.”
“‘This child is SICK.’ I remember the pain as I said goodbye to her and walked out of her room, tears streaming down my face. I’ve found until you know the deepest pain, you can never really know the deepest joy.”
“I’m not where I want to be, but I’m learning to be OK with that.”
“It all started with flu-like symptoms. ‘How is it possible to feel so sick at 23?’ In a world that rewards hustling over wellbeing, it is a revolution to say yes to your own body and health.”
“I hear a screaming baby, my own tears and my desperate thoughts on how this was the BIGGEST mistake of my life. Internally, I just wanted to be saved.”
“I was terrified I was dying. I started making a plan in case I didn’t wake up. I wrote letters to friends and family members for my husband to pass on when I died.”
“He doesn’t see ‘past’ my disability because my disability is part of me! He sees it, he sees me, and he loves all of me.”
“In a dizzy haze, I followed her to a small room. ‘Our staff has an ethical dilemma treating your child.’ I felt my heart drop. That was the day I took charge.”
“It’s never too late to reinvent ourselves.”
“It’s hard…especially on the days the kids need help with schoolwork, we have a big meeting, laundry to fold, and our to-do list is a mile long. But if we’re not modeling self-love for our children, then who will?”