“Not only did Rebecca have Down Syndrome, but she also had 2 holes in her heart and a fissure.”
- Love What Matters
- Heroes
“Not only did Rebecca have Down Syndrome, but she also had 2 holes in her heart and a fissure.”
“We had plans to travel, take dance lessons, retire… he was my rock. It was hard being that young and losing him, so to receive flowers on Valentine’s Day was so special.”
“Thank you for helping turn this heartbreak into magic and gifting us the blessing of a lifetime.”
“I gave them my starting prices and they laughed in my face. They said everywhere else they’ve called only charges $300-400. Then I got home after that call and opened up the utility bill for my studio: $531.51.”
“We have an incredible opportunity to raise a generation of good guys. When things seem dark, and everything is filled with hate and pain and divisiveness, I look at you.”
“In an instant, our little sweetheart was laid on my chest. Her little cries told us she was working perfectly – no evidence whatsoever she’d been through 13 rounds of chemo. Tears filled my eyes, and I pulled a warm blanket around her. ‘Hi, Hope,’ I said as she snuggled against my chest and stopped crying.”
“Every night in the homeless shelter I thought, ‘When will we ever get out of here? Does anyone even care?’ I had to rely on my dreams to escape the reality I was living. So I drank from a glass-half-full, even when failure, hardship, and death sprawled in my life.”
“I was thinking about my children. In my imagination, I was never going to make it home. It was ice-cold water out. It was terrifying.”
“The next time you get frustrated with the person rushing past you to the elevator, or getting called from the waiting room before you, keep in mind this could literally be the worst day of someone’s life.”
“I’m not ready to put my feet up yet, I’ve got a lot more volunteering to do. I’ll be carrying on as long as I can.”