“Our kids came to us with virtually no pasts. This was the tiniest of threads. It may or may not be important to him someday, but it is important to me.”
‘Is this the same kid?’ I tried to convince myself I was seeing things. ‘Yes, 100 percent.’: Adoptive mom of son from China discovers ‘foster-in-laws’ online
‘A day after my twins died, I began pumping. I didn’t know who I was going to donate to, or when, but I had to do this.’: Grieving mom donates 3,000 ounces of breastmilk to mothers in need
“I laid the hospital blanket over the bassinet. ‘I’m ready.’ My nurse tenderly unhooked them from the machine and wheeled them out, never to be seen again. I knew I had to honor their deaths.”
‘Is Mike really dead?’ I went to his funeral only yesterday. I spiraled.’: Woman shares journey with psychosis to break stigma, ‘It shouldn’t be a scary word’
“According to the media, I was going to become a lonely crazy person or a full-on murderer. It was only a matter of time before I became a monster.”
‘Watch out! Your legs are going to break!’ I stopped wearing shorts outside no matter how hot it was.’: Woman overcomes childhood body shaming, urges self-love for young girls
“‘You will never be loved.’ I was devastated. I couldn’t even bring myself to look at my naked body in the mirror.”
‘I failed the hearing test. Not once, not twice, but FOUR different times.’: Deaf woman becomes audiologist at childhood clinic
“Imagine living in a world where you did not hear the hustle and bustle of this noisy world we live in. The voices of your mother or father during the first several years of your life. To not be able to hear your family say ‘I love you’ or hear their voices singing sweet lullabies.”
‘I thought it was stress. When I began crying and shaking without triggers, I realized it was much more.’: Woman opens up about journey to bipolar disorder diagnosis, self-care
“My mom and doctors thought I was just another moody teenager. For a long time, I assumed what I was feeling was normal.”
I Am A Single Mom By Choice, Because Families Come In All Shapes And Sizes
“I wanted him so bad a friend gave me the seed I needed to plant him in my belly.”
To The Family And Friends Of A Chronically Ill Loved One: Come Sit With Us
“They really don’t need judgment or hurled opinions. Your loved one needs community.”
‘Ready to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, I heard someone yell, ‘Are you Jake? The veteran we’ve been looking for?’: Homeless veteran battling PTSD shares emotional 10,000-mile journey across America
“As I gently plucked at the soft nylon guitar strings, something came crashing and sent me flying through the wall. I shuffled in the debris to find a mangled heap of metal that used to be my car. No vehicle, no home, I bought a backpack and tent determined to walk across America.”
‘We’ve got to lift each other up, right?’ She squeezed my hand.’: Woman stresses importance of encouraging others
“I had no idea how in the hell I would ever walk again, let alone roll over or move at all. Sometimes, hope can come knocking when we feel our most vulnerable.”