“I never in a million years thought I’d be divorced, but I’m not ashamed.”
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‘We were warned, ‘She’ll only sleep on top of you in bed.’ She was terrified of books and baths.’: Mom candidly shares challenges of foster care, ‘I’m right where I want to be’
“I felt judged by medical professionals. They thought it was my fault she hadn’t seen a doctor yet in her 2 years of life. We’re all she has.”
‘There are days I hide behind the bathroom door and cry. It never gets easier.’: Foster mom shares ways to support foster families
“The truth is there’s never a good time to become a foster parent, because there’s never a good time to sign up to have your heart broken.”
‘This is what you DESERVE.’ Even my previous therapists made snide comments.’: Woman in recovery for eating disorder says ‘recovery is BEAUTIFUL’
“’You don’t deserve this pain. Not only that, you don’t deserve anything which has been done to you to cause this pain.’ I believed her.”
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“You won’t break them.”
‘I was called freak, alien, monster. ‘When will this end? Did I make a mistake by not amputating my leg?’: Limb difference advocate says ‘I’m proud to stand out’
“I had a giant cage-looking contraption on my leg 75% of the time. The names and whispers echoed through the hallways. The pain took its toll on me.”
‘Autism WON today.’: Mom of autistic children details highs and lows, ‘We return to the fight stronger each time’
“I sat in the car after carrying a kicking and screaming Luca, who yelled, ‘Help Me! Listen to me! I don’t like you!’ clawing at my arms and pulling my hair as we passed a security guard.”
‘I hobbled away from my 7th laser hair removal treatment, weeping. In less than an hour, my life was changed.’: Woman with chronic pain condition finds ‘purpose in the pain’
“I didn’t want to lay in bed for the rest of my life and give in to the depression. I still had life to live.”
‘We should get married at the hospital.’ I shot him down. ‘Babe, you’re getting out. I have hope.’: Woman loses husband to cancer 5 days after wedding, ‘He was the man of my dreams’
“It all started with his stomach hurting. We thought it was just acid, or reflux. He looked at me and said, ‘What if it’s cancer?’ My mind went numb.”
‘I’m FINE.’ At 545 lbs, I was 25 years old and ‘invincible.’: Man embarks on 300-pound weight-loss journey, ‘I have my life back’
“I was the fat kid in school, and given the nickname ‘Big Mike.’ People thought I was tougher than I actually was. ‘Nothing will happen to me because I’m young.’”