“At 26 weeks, I went in for a routine ultrasound only to be told I was being admitted. I knew it was coming to be life or death for this baby. My sweet Baby B was at risk.”
‘You didn’t lose your baby, but there’s two in there.’ This was the moment I knew I was in for a wild ride.’: Twin mom thanks NICU nurses for helping premature daughters ‘come home’
5 Life-long Lessons Your Child Will Learn From The Wonder Of Crafting
“When you go beyond the play, creativity, and enjoyment of crafting, you’ll find valuable lessons hidden amongst the fun.”
‘As far as I’m concerned, they’re three angels.’: Brave teens rescue residents from burning retirement home building
“Instead of gawking at the disaster-in-progress, they pulled over and rushed to the retirement home to see if they could help.”
‘I immediately lost it. ‘I’m NEVER going to be able to have kids of my own’ was on repeat in my head.’: Woman shares emotional infertility journey
“‘Maybe I’m just a late bloomer.’ The doctor struggled to get the words out. Tears filled my eyes. Everyone I knew was beginning the family, and I longed for a baby of my own.”
‘I set the box of ashes on the couch. She gathered her blanket close, the first time she’d sit next to her Daddy without weeping.’: Widow shares heartfelt moment with daughter after losing husband
“I go to my bedroom and pick up the box. My heart immediately recognizes its weight. My hands know every edge and corner of this container that holds all that’s physically left of the man I thought I’d grow old with.”
‘Poor thing.’ It’s not something to avoid or pull your children away from at the playground. It’s pure, unfiltered joy.’: Special needs mom advocates for Down Syndrome acceptance
“It’s giving zero F–KS, wearing what makes you happy, and being proud of how you look. It’s loving people for exactly who they are and showing everyone kindness without expecting anything in return.”
‘The excitement of a normal poop, the pain seeing your child poked 1,000 times, the strength to continue walking inside.’: Hospital mom describes emotional journey during NICU Awareness Month
“The late night calls of a parent, the early morning calls of an emergency, pressing a button on an incubator before you can touch your child, the longing to rock your baby to sleep just one time.”
‘If I can do it, anyone can.’: Man who spent half his life in prison graduates with honors at 62
“His drug addiction began at the young age of 11.”
‘Love doesn’t have a color.’: Foster parents refuse to give up on traumatized boy, adopt him into forever home
“People would read his file and get scared away. But I knew he was a good child who had experienced a lot of trauma.”
‘I was unable to rest or sleep. I didn’t realize how sick I was until I could no longer take care of myself.’: Woman with acute mania, bipolar urges, ‘You are so much more than your diagnosis’
“If it wasn’t for my mental illness, I might still be in a loveless marriage, stuck working on the same old nursing unit, without any aspirations of becoming a best-selling author one day.”