“I sat the phone down and ugly cried in my car. I was only 27. I wasn’t supposed to be sick.”
‘The doctor said, ‘I’m pretty sure this is something you’ll live with for the rest of your life. Good luck.’: Woman diagnosed with lupus says ‘we are warriors’
‘He was in tears. ‘Baby, it’s bad news.’ It was our last conversation. He was unable to talk the very next day.’: Widowed mother ‘piecing life back together’ after tragic loss of husband
“I watched my gorgeous husband’s body betray him. I held my breath, waiting for him to take another, but it didn’t happen. The woman I was died with him.”
‘My sister is dead. Her babies… I don’t even have money to feed them.’ Their mom was murdered in front of them by their father. They had no one.’: Woman adopts brothers
“He sent me a video of his sister’s lifeless body being pulled from the river. ‘We have to save these boys.’”
‘I met a girl at a party last weekend. Funniest girl I’ve ever met. So I tried to be hilarious, too. And it made me feel tired.’: Woman shares important journey to self-love, ‘I’m my own bully’
“I saw a mom at my son’s school yesterday. She packed her kids healthy lunches and they actually freaking ate them. So last night I tried to force-feed my kids carrots and meatloaf, and they cried.”
Life Will Not Be Better If You Could Just Become A Different Size
“Take it from me. I’ve worn a size small and I’ve worn a 3X.”
‘Try to get him breathing!’ Experts said he’d remain in a semi-vegetative state for the rest of his life.’: Mom of near-drowning victim preaches water safety after ‘preventable accident’
“Leaving the bathroom remains the biggest regret of my life.”
‘I’m living proof things can and do get better.’: Woman returns to place of suicide attempt with notes of hope for others
“I was very nearly just another statistic.”
‘The tests came back perfect, so you can stop convulsing. Take some Advil and SUCK IT UP.’: Chronic Lyme Disease warrior details journey, ‘I celebrate my small victories’
“Do you see her? There’s something VERY wrong.’ A group of my friends stood right outside the door, praying for divine intervention.”
‘No matter WHAT you see on the internet, NO ONE has it all together.’: Mom of twins gives early motherhood advice, ‘It’s a game of ‘winging it’
“If someone offers help, DON’T fight it. Just say YES.”
‘I was scanning a blog when I saw his picture. My heart leaped. ‘Oh! There you are.’: After losing mother to drunk driver, woman adopts special needs son
“The brokenness I felt is how hundreds of millions of children feel. I could change this for another child. We began our journey that night.”