“Five years ago my husband wouldn’t have attempted to take apart a showerhead to fix it; he would have bought a new one without a second thought. Five years ago he would have rather missed an opportunity than try and fail.”
‘Hey babe, we need a new showerhead. I broke ours trying to fix it.’ I wasn’t mad. I was proud.’: Wife talks overcoming fear of failure, shares new things to try
‘Wow, you’re looking great, you’ve definitely lost some weight!’ ‘Tell me your secrets!’ I truly was living a double life.’: Woman battling eating disorder says ‘I refuse to let it beat me’
“I won’t lie, I loved it. I loved the praise, the increased Instagram likes, the attention. I always saw myself as the chubby awkward girl and was in awe of my skinnier friends, but now I had a chance to be like them, to be accepted.”
‘Remember my son’s name, because he taught the world that there is no shame in being autistic or being different.’: Mom expresses need for understanding after mean comment
“’He’s wearing earmuffs, and it’s warm out so I’m guessing he’s a r*tard.’ Days like these make me realize there is so much work to still be done.”
‘In the children’s ward, I learned to play the piano by ear. I discovered a whole new side of me, and there was no going back.’: Visually impaired DJ, musician shares sight loss journey
“If my vision fails, I know I can still play and teach. That is what keeps me going. There is no plan B. There is only this.”
‘I sat up for weeks on end googling ‘how to be happy.’ I was looking for happiness in every single place except from within.’: Traumatic brain injury survivor overcomes battle with depression after break-up
“Without even realizing it, my whole identity was that relationship. So when the relationship came to an end, I almost did too. I didn’t know who I was, what I liked, or where I was heading.”
I’m The Girl With Retinitis Pigmentosa Growing Blinder Each Day
“Society’s expectations for blind and visually impaired people are extremely harmful and outdated.”
You Can Move On From Grief, Without Leaving It Behind
“During my mom’s ten-year battle with Alzheimer’s, I put my life on hold in so many ways that I stopped living it altogether. I eventually realized just getting by was no way to live my one and only life. I felt like moving on meant leaving her behind, but I eventually learned I had it all wrong.”
In Our House, We Chose The Dinner Table
“Autism makes you choose things. It makes you look at your life and decide what matters—what you’re willing to work for and sweat for and defend and build. Through all the chatter and the plates and the food, we told this boy that here, in this house with this table and this family, he matters. He matters.”
To Anyone Contemplating Suicide, Please Stay
“You are loved. You are wanted. Life doesn’t always have to be this hard. And there is more than one way to remove the pain and suffering you’re experiencing.”
‘Never hearing her call me ‘Mommy’ is something I will never be able to completely accept.’: Mom opens up on caring for daughter with chromosome duplication, special needs
“Sleeping in hospital chairs, riding with our child in the back of an ambulance, learning to understand a non-verbal child…we wouldn’t change it for anything.”