“I felt my right leg falling asleep. A few seconds later, I couldn’t move my leg or arm. I yelled for my husband. ‘Allen!’ My speech was slurred. Something was wrong, but I didn’t know what.”
‘How could she let her blood pressure get so high?’ The right side of my face went numb and started to droop.’: Stroke survivor details recovery journey, ‘I chose to fight’
‘The first thing the doctor said was, ‘I see we’re having some anxiety lately?’ I was in denial.’: Mom battling postpartum depression says ‘it’s NOTHING to be ashamed of’
“I’d stay in the same clothes for days and shower once a week. My hair was never brushed. ‘I’ll never let it get this bad again.’ I was disgusted with myself.”
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“It’s THIS easy to be supportive.”
‘We’ve been turned down 35 TIMES by surrogates for our sexual orientation.’: Gay couple have twins via surrogacy
“We’ve been called the f-word in a Home Depot parking lot. We’ve had horrible and nasty DMs on social media. But our kids have two parents who love them DEARLY, and they’re better off for it.”
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“We’re NOT the cause of what happened to us.”
‘I worry what other people think when they see it.’: Mom says ‘from our messy home to yours, you are ENOUGH’
“There’s ONE precious life to live, during which you do your best every day, and that’s ENOUGH.”
‘The first words out of my mouth were, ‘Am I dying?’ I had NO IDEA what it meant.’: COVID long hauler adopts ‘attitude of gratefulness’ in recovery journey
“The slightest brush against a hand towel sent my eyes rolling in pain.”
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“It’s only when we face the parts that feel dirty, guilty, broken, hard, and painful that we find closure.”
‘The doctor punctured BOTH OF MY NEW LUNGS! I ended up back in the ICU, fighting for my life.’: Cystic fibrosis warrior undergoes double lung transplant
“I got a first chance at life.”
‘Each time we opened the freezer, we were at risk of being buried under an AVALANCHE of milk.’: Mom donates 200 ounces of breastmilk to local NICU
“I’d rather my breastmilk be put to good use.”
