“My feet would go numb. ‘This isn’t normal,’ teammates would say. In hindsight, I think sports helped save my life.”
‘She’ll pass away within 2 weeks.’ I was the FIRST child in the world to survive.’: Woman shares journey as survivor of rare congenital abdominal aortic aneurysm
‘At the beginning of the semester, everyone was calling me sweetie. By the end, other students were asking me for help.’: Girl genius graduates college at 12-years-old
Not only did she graduate, but she earned a GPA of 4.0.
To The Kind Stranger Who Gave This Special Needs Mom The Strength To Carry On
“You could’ve judged us. You could’ve given us dirty looks. You could’ve asked us to quiet down, but you didn’t. You had no idea I was holding on by a thread. You had no idea your words that day gave me strength.”
‘I said to myself, there goes my life.’: Marathon runner survives 10-day horror story after taking wrong turn in desert
“I realized the marathon was moving on, that I couldn’t rely on the race officials to save me. I decided I must confront the desert myself.”
After 40-Day Battle In Hospital, Girl With Cancer Returns Home To Family
The look on his face when he spots her coming toward him is both heartbreaking and joyful.
‘Mamaw, why do you act funny after that white pill? Do you have to take it?’ His little face was full of hurt.’: Woman sober after 20-year opioid addiction in wake of car crash
“I knew I had to change or I wasn’t going to see him grow up. It took 20 years, and the small words a child, to find the courage to get help. Today, I am 56 years old and proud to say I am OPIOID FREE.”
‘I don’t know if he will live long enough.’: Travel agents rally to give senior veterans chance to fly an aircraft one last time
“After countless pandemic-induced cancellations, I just couldn’t take one more last hurrah going down the drain.”
‘We are what we leave behind.’: Daughter helps dying father complete bucket list thanks to kindness of strangers
After 72 years full of adventures, Patrick passed away peacefully on January 11, 2022.
‘We see you as you look at the dark screen, tears running down your face, as we zoom in on her tiny heart.’: Nurse’s heart wrenching open-letter to moms of stillborn babies
“We see you as we drive home in silence, attempting to clear our mind, so when we walk through our door we can pretend we are okay.”
‘A full 365 days later, my grief still mattered.’: Mourning woman thanks loved ones for not letting her ‘sadness be forgotten’
“Recently marked the first anniversary of my sister’s passing. I dreaded the day and prayed for the strength to get through it. That prayer was answered, in the form of florals.”