“The doctor comes in. ‘Can I speak with you in private?’ I feel on the verge of a panic attack, but I simply smile and follow her to the nurse’s station. ‘So, what do you feel is going on?’ I explain the events of the phone call from school. She says, ‘We have no choice but to admit your daughter. She has a clear plan to commit suicide.’ My stomach is in knots.”
“Bringing home, a newborn for the first time was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. I had never been more exhausted, more worried, more emotional or lonely in my life.”
“Using technology as a “Free babysitting service” is, in fact, not free at all. The payment is waiting for you just around the corner.”
“Here I was at 23, with Multiple Sclerosis and I needed a wheelchair. I grew into a deep depression. The party had ended. My mother would have to bathe me, feed me, dress me. I’d repay her with years of heartache. Also in these years, I found opiates.”
“Thomas was always one to lend a hand to anyone in need. On February 12, that’s exactly what he was doing. I wanted to know what text was so important it had taken my son away from everyone who loved him.”
“I embrace my scar because it’s a part of who I am. It’s a reminder of everything I have been through. I was a walking miracle.”
“So, I prayed. Asked for God’s Guidance. We prayed over Kristian as a family. Dancing next to my son in his hospital room became therapeutic for all of us.”
“Mallory was never in contact with a person who had an active cold sore. Never. Nobody ever kissed her on the mouth. In spite of that, she caught HSV-1 within her first week of life and we had to watch her die slowly for nearly 2 weeks.”
“It took a moment to clock what had happened. Everyone was stunned. My sister kept screaming that she’d ruined our wedding.”
“They called him names said he was dumb. They stole money and a wrist band that allowed him to play paint ball.”
