“My child will never experience the deep love and pride a grandmother can give. They’ll never know the sound of her laugh, the warmth of her hugs.”
‘Kelly, something happened to your mom. There’s nothing they can do.’ My world was rocked.’: Woman loses mom at 19, says ‘becoming a mom has been healing’
‘The doctor said he tested positive.’ I stared at my baby’s sleeping form with guilt.’: New mom raises awareness for sickle cell anemia
“After days of tests, he had lost weight and had bruised heels. I thought it was a death sentence. He didn’t deserve this.”
‘Something was terribly wrong. She wasn’t crying. ‘Your girl is very sick.’: Mom loses 19-day-old baby to Trisomy 13, ‘God will turn these ashes into beauty’
“I went for car drives and SCREAMED. I felt so much bitterness and anger. No one could tell us how long she’d live. Maybe just a few more hours, maybe months… we had no idea.”
‘Amber, what if we’re supposed to max out our home?’ We both froze.’: Couple adopts 7 kids from foster care, ‘We’re incredibly blessed’
“It hit us like a ton of bricks. For every biological child we had, there’d be one less child we’d be able to pull out of the system. It pushed us forward to finish the race.”
‘They had to grow up too fast. I’m here to pick up where their dad left off.’: Bonus dad parenting grieving sons says ‘I’m helping them the best I know how’
“You won’t have all the answers. You won’t always do what’s right or what’s best for them. But you should ALWAYS respect and honor their lost parent.”
‘One of Eliza’s eyes was sticking out. The doctor took one look and said, ‘I think she has a tumor.’: Mom’s two kids diagnosed with cancer 2 weeks apart
“As soon as he found out, our pediatrician said, ‘Take your son Oliver to the oncologist, too.’ I felt like I’d been punched in the gut.”
‘I see twins!’ The doctor’s face paled. ‘I think there are five.’: Mom battling infertility births quintuplets with high school sweetheart
“‘Something seems off.’ I was absolutely terrified. I didn’t understand why God would do this to me. It was so dangerous! At 8 weeks, we went in and sure enough, we saw five babies! I was actually pregnant with QUINTUPLETS!”
‘Just eat.’ I lost over 20 pounds and was given a feeding tube. I was in agony.’: MALS warrior shares journey, ‘There’s always hope for a better tomorrow’
“Being curled in a ball every time I ate left me exhausted. I could no longer hide my illness.”
‘Can you open your home to two little boys?’ They taught us more than we could ever teach them.’: Foster mom shares journey, ‘We wouldn’t trade a minute’
“We nervously said yes. The next day, these two little brothers were dropped off at our house.”
‘I think I’m the only person going through this. Why me?’: Woman shares 8-year infertility battle, ‘You are not alone’
“I realized maybe it wasn’t going to be a cakewalk after all. I may just have to fight for this.”
