“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 feared my children would be taken. If I marked those boxes, I was admitting to the world I was crazy.’: Woman battling postpartum depression details finding control, happiness
‘I was found passed out in the bathroom, too dehydrated and malnourished for them to get an IV in.’: Chronic illness warrior shares diagnosis journey
“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’s called a hero or a saint, simply for being with me.’: Woman with Osteogenesis Imperfecta advocates for disability awareness
“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.”
‘My husband looked at me, eyes full of tears. ‘No more planning her death. She’s alive!’: Mom births miracle baby with Trisomy 18
“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.”
‘I don’t want to die!’ The accident became my miracle.’: Woman sober 6 years after near-death experience
“It’s never too late to reinvent ourselves.”
Before Your Head Hits The Pillow, Put A Check Mark Next To ‘Me’ On Your To-Do List
“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?”
‘I knew AS SOON as he walked into the room.’ People think he’s possessed.’: Mom advocates for son with nonverbal autism, ‘Love needs no words’
“’His needs are quite severe.’ I always had a smile on my face, but each time I broke a little more inside. But I’m not ashamed of him and NEVER will be.”
‘I took a deep breath and held up the test. My husband dropped to his knees and kissed my belly. ‘I can’t wait to meet you!’: Couple welcomes miracle baby
“2 years into marriage, we were told, ‘You’ll never have biological kids.’ The timer went off. I opened my eyes and couldn’t believe what I saw.”
‘You look green.’ The next thing I remember is paramedics all around me, my children screaming with fear.’: Mom details birthing twins during pandemic
“Having my week-old twins in the ER with only a curtain between us and potential COVID patients was one of the most nerve-wracking experiences of my life.”
‘Just one.’ Then she moved the wand to the left and said, ‘I lied.’: New mom to preemie twins ‘grateful’ to hospital staff for saving her children
“I’ll never know what it’s like to immediately have your baby put on your chest. They were wrapped in what looked like sandwich bags and enclosed in an incubator. We nearly lost them.”