“Instead of her contagious laugh filling our family’s dining room, we ended up filling a hospital room in Albany to say goodbye to the life of our party.”
Her final moments: ‘Facing fear, tightening up, letting go, and finally, embracing new life’
‘We are going to carry you’: Students tell wheelchair-bound teacher their active shooter plan
Marissa Schimmoeller, a ninth and tenth grade English teacher at Delphos Jefferson High School in Delphos, Ohio, was dreading having to face her students the day after the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. Many teachers across the country shared the same worries of addressing an active shooter plan, but for Schimmoeller, who is wheelchair-bound due to cerebral palsy, …
UPDATE: 1-pound preemie ‘passed away peacefully’ in her ‘heartbroken’ parents’ arms
“My pregnancy was normal up until 21 weeks. One week later I started spotting. Unfortunately, the bleeding got heavier and caused me to contract.”
I have been able to give over 1,000 ounces of breast milk to help feed 7 other babies
“I posted my stash online one day. Not to brag, but dang it I worked hard and was proud of it! That’s when the messages started.”
‘With his body full of tumors, he kept working’: Wife’s tremendous grief after husband’s cancer diagnosis
“He wanted to be normal. He didn’t want to be sick. And he just wanted to be a cop.”
Family combats mom’s painful dementia journey with humor
“When I kiss her goodbye she still always says, ‘I love you so much.’ She may not know our names but she knows what love feels like.”
Photographer rejoices mothers’ stretch marks, scars in gorgeous Gold Dust Project
“Many women have spoken about their guilt towards disliking their bodies, but then their gratification to have their scars and marks, because at the end of the day, their bodies have done absolutely miraculous things of bringing a baby into the world.”
‘Go be with your family’: Strangers buy Florida teen $700 flight home after Parkland shooting
“I look up and the troopers, without hesitation, are opening their wallets and handing over their credit cards.”
‘This is me, at the peak of my postpartum depression.’: Mom’s candid photo captures the depths of her ‘mind-altering’ postpartum depression
“I told my family that I wanted to die, I wanted to end my life. I was in so much pain, nothing seemed to help it.”
‘She is perfect’: Mom discovers baby has Down syndrome after dramatic water birth
“I knew that something was different. As soon as I looked down, I saw it. I saw it in my baby’s face. I thought to myself… my baby has Down syndrome.”
