“He might be the most connected 1-week-old the world has ever seen. He had 200 of his nearest and dearest attend his virtual Bris.”
‘I gave birth while my husband watched via Zoom and cried over the computer. Surreal, I know.’: Woman gives birth to baby boy alone, ‘Even in this crazy time, we are still making memories’
‘We sold our home and belongings. We were given orders to stay at home, except unlike many, home for us is a hotel room.’: Traveling family thanks hospitality workers, ‘No matter what, they take it in stride’
“To the young lady at the front desk that my husband probably scared to death as he ran downstairs at 3 a.m., desperately seeking new bedding: They said SIX feet, lady. Seeing this industry’s willingness to continue serving so many new faces makes them all very, very brave to me.”
‘I found myself sitting on the floor, sobbing. For each scream, he threw his head back into my sternum as hard as he could.’: Mom says ‘Coronavirus gave me the opportunity to reconnect with my son’
“It wasn’t until about two weeks ago when I was on the phone with my mom when I realized that the Kangaroo hadn’t tried to hurt me all day. Coronavirus gave me my son back.”
‘Going for a walk is not a crime. Don’t call the cops because your neighbor isn’t doing what you think they should be doing.’: Woman urges ‘we have to be all in this together’
“Don’t let this come between you. Your stress level is telling you it’s a good idea but in a few weeks your sanity will come back, and you will thank me.”
‘If you don’t come out of this with a new skill, you never lacked time, you lacked discipline.’ I am utterly horrified.’: Trauma psychologist says ‘what we need right now is self-compassion’
“I saw this phrase posted on my local yoga studio. What we need right now is more self-compassion. Not a whipping by some random sign that makes us feel worse about ourselves in the name of ‘motivation.'”
‘He said, ‘Mattie, where I send Hannah, she won’t know the language. Teach her MY language.’: Mother of special needs child finds comfort in faith, ‘Their purpose is greater than their diagnosis’
“She only knew 12 letters, struggled to write her name, and was fighting against a speech and learning delay. I was so afraid of what the next year would bring.”
‘You’re not essential, you just work with animals. That could never amount to helping humans.’: Vet technician says ‘they may not be humans, but we are just as important’
“I work 10-12 hours each shift, spending more time with your pets than with my own child. Remember this next time your pet is sick or breaks a bone and a human doctor can’t help. ‘Aw, I bet you get to cuddle all kinds of puppies!’ My job is not rainbows and fairy tales.”
‘He doesn’t have much time.’ Dylan was as fit as a fiddle. ‘What if I never get to see my brother again?’: Woman becomes perfect match for brother’s bone marrow transplant, ‘It was my turn to repay him’
“He had been rushed to the ER. I was confused. Dylan was as fit as a fiddle. Something about seeing Dylan morph into a completely different character sent fear and doubt through my body. The agony of waiting was almost unbearable. What if the transplant doesn’t work?”
‘You pray for the weekend to go by quickly, just so you can check in with them again. You dream of the day you can embrace them.’: Teacher says ‘my students became like my very own children’
“It was March. I started to feel the school year winding down and the lump in my throat growing. I put an app on my phone, counting down the days. Not because I was looking forward to summer, but because I wanted to make each day I had left count. We were together one day, and without warning, they were gone.”
‘She held my hand and asked, ‘Mama, can you please tell me what’s going on at the hospital? I’m scared.’ She’s 7 years old.’: Nurse mom asks others to realize ‘this isn’t some joke, this is real’
“There are people out there who are claiming this is a hoax, that it’s some made up BS. She’s had a mama who has worked in the ER her whole life, but she knows something is wrong. She’s pulled me aside twice now, asking me to stay home. ‘Mama, you have asthma and have a higher risk.’ She’s 7 years old. Let that sink in.”