“’She’s just a kid, why does she have migraines?’ Family and friends didn’t empathize. I thought getting a diagnosis would clear up the ‘hypochondriac talk,’ but it made it worse.”
‘How will I know if the surgery fails?’ The doctor said, ‘Oh, you’ll know.’: Woman battles Intracranial Hypertension, ‘I’ve never been happier’
‘I am 1 of 7 children in my birth family. I was the ONLY child placed for adoption.’: Hispanic transracial adoptee finds birth family, ‘There’s always room for love’
‘Would you like to talk to our mom?’ I said, ‘Of course!’ We then saw each other and started to cry.”
‘You’re the perfect parents for my baby. You’re the ones.’ We were by her side through it all.’: Couple shares beautiful open adoption
“We knew it was going to be our greatest adventure yet, but we had no clue the highs and lows we were about to experience.”
‘The test results are in. I hate to tell you this.’: Mom births rainbow baby with sickle cell disease
“Our tiny baby had an IV in his foot. Watching a team of nurses poke your baby with a needle is such a helpless feeling.”
‘My femur snapped in the kitchen. It was the best day of my life.’: Woman raises awareness for ultra-rare bone disease
“I did catastrophic damage to my bones trying to live a normal life. It’s all I wanted, just to be normal. Soon, I lost the ability to walk.”
‘THEY don’t have the muscles to get the right latch.’ He is not a ‘they.’: Mom advocates for son with Down syndrome
“The doctor said, ‘He may go home on oxygen.’ Little did they know the stubbornness I had. The love of a mother determined to get her baby home.”
‘My husband delivered earth-shattering news. ‘You’ve been a mother for 4 days and didn’t even know.’: Couple adopts son from foster care
“Most women have at least 9 months to prepare for a child. I had less than an instant.”
‘It’ll be different this time.’ I’d BEG the doctors not to fill prescriptions. The doctor believed HIM.’: Wife of former addict shares beautiful ‘reverse love story’
“One pill would turn to 2, and 2 into 3, and on exceptionally bad days, 3 into 4. We knew this was the ‘worse,’ but we believed together we’d someday see the ‘better.’”
‘She gripped my hand. ‘Don’t worry. If they give you a hysterectomy, I’ll have your babies.’ We laughed.’: Woman shares ‘sacrificial love’ of surrogate twin sister after cancer battle
“My twin said, ‘If you needed a kidney, I’d give you a kidney. You just happen to need my uterus.’ This is more than a gift. It’s a dream come true!”
‘Do you ever put that baby down?’ The question was unwarranted and filled with judgement.’: Mom urges ‘just hold the baby, you won’t regret it’
“You’ll blink and they’ll be walking. You’ll turn around and they’ll start running away from you. And you’ll wish you would’ve held them more when they let you. You’ll wish you could rock them to sleep again and watch those little eyes flutter as they’re dreaming.”