“My life is OVER, I’m 20 years old and expecting a baby!’ Truthfully, I thought the baby would keep us together forever.”
‘My grandmother called to tell me, ‘You’re going to hell.’: Recovering addict shares journey, ‘I stood up to fight again’
‘I can’t believe I miss having my own toilet plunger. I know nothing about where we’re meant to spend the rest of our days, but I pray for this place often.’: Mom shares emotional journey living life on the road
“We sold and gave away our belongings. We’ve been living in hotel rooms for years. I pray not just for our future home, but for the people surrounding us we haven’t met in whatever town we will live in.”
‘Your hands are so small,’ he said. ‘There’s a reason for that.’ I told him everything. He took my atrophied hands in his and never let go.’: Interabled couple shares powerful love story
“Boys dared their friends to ask me out as a joke. Who would actually want to date the disabled girl? There was a voice in my head screaming I was a burden.”
‘We’re TERRIFIED you’re going to die.’ I didn’t have health insurance.’: Woman battling anorexia details recovery journey
“You feel invincible, and stuff like death only happens to OTHER people. My body can surely cope, the rules don’t apply to me.”
‘My friend said, ‘You’re trying too hard.’ She made fun of me. The digs got old. Every time I put myself out there, she tried to hold me back.’: Woman urges ‘never let someone take away your courage’
“Never let people who limit themselves limit you. Go out and get the life you want, no matter the trials and errors.”
5 Things You Can Do To Support Your Friends Who Are Parenting A Child With Autism
“You’re not alone.”
‘Being told you’re lying and faking is a different type of pain. For years, I thought I was the only one.’: Chronic illness warrior ‘proud to be disabled’ after 5-year fight for diagnosis
“Living undiagnosed is a never-ending spiral of suffering, heartbreak, and hurt.”
‘If I close my eyes and listen to this song, all my sadness goes away.’ A stranger decided to send a surprise in the mail.’: Mom details stranger’s act of kindness for daughter with autism
“Words heal little girls with autism, and grown women without, and connect them together from hundreds of miles away.”
‘She was found in an elevator at 4 months old. Her teeth had never been brushed. I was a pile of tears on the floor.’: Special needs family adopts daughter with Down syndrome
“This little girl couldn’t be more than 20 pounds. She was sickly skinny and nonverbal. How could she be 6 years old? What had she been through? She smiled, her tiny teeth caked with thick plaque. I marveled.”
‘I suddenly blurted out, ‘Boys, you know we’re a team, right?’ It’s impossible to know what lies ahead.’: Family shares foster care journey, ‘There’s NOTHING we can’t handle together’
“What if we’re biting off more than we can chew? What if my children resent us for it later? Holding our breath, we wait.”