“It was pouring rain. There was a young woman cuddled under the awning with a large backpack and a cat. It was hard for me to walk away.”
‘No, thank you, I’ll figure it out.’ I was about to go back to my car when I saw tears streaming from her eyes.’: Woman shares act of kindness for homeless person
‘How will I call an ambulance if I’m ALONE?’ I gasp for air and am unable to talk.’: Asthma warrior shares journey, urges ‘if your body needs rest, do it’’
“My life revolves around hospital care, appointments, and medication charts. Many people do not have time for a sick friend.”
‘I’m coming home.’ I’d wait for my momma at the end of the driveway until physically dragged crying into the house.’: Daughter candidly shares life and loss of mom battling addiction
“I hated her, but I loved her. I wanted to be nothing like her, but I also wanted to be just like her. Oh God, what I would do to hug her right now and tell her how much I love and forgive her.”
‘I was 34 weeks and collapsed to the floor holding my tummy. I feared he wouldn’t meet our new baby.’: Family incorporates daily gratitude after dad survives cancer, ‘Love and kindness are never wasted’
“Cancer was the start of our gratitude journal. It taught me to see the miracles and magic right in front of me and to remember there is ALWAYS someone craving your daily reality. It has given us the lifelong gift of perspective.”
‘At 20, I had a poo bag attached to me. I had my 3rd set of surgeries in a year. They removed several FEET of intestines.’: Car accident survivor shares recovery journey, ‘You can be you again, even if the ‘you’ is different’
“‘The moment I said, ‘I’m fine,’ the world got wobbly. ‘Ashtyn, can you hear me? We need to get her OUT of here.’ I was in the ICU for 6 days and then released back into the care of my mom. I thought this was the end of it. It wasn’t.”
‘I found disturbing messages and pictures from different numbers. He lied to my face.’: Woman overcomes infidelity, domestic abuse, ‘I broke a generational curse’
“He lied, even with evidence in hand! He cried and held me in his arms, begging for another chance. I gave in. I just wanted him to love me the way I deserved.”
‘My baby was STARVING. I felt like a failure.’: Mom shares breastfeeding struggles, urges ‘fed is best’
“My eyes closed, and I felt weaker by the minute. Through many, many, many tears and lots of pain, I woke every 3 hours and pumped.”
‘A letter fell out. ‘Let’s never give up and keep pluggin.’: Anniversary note reminds wife of former addict to ‘cherish and celebrate’ their love story
“I can actually hear the sigh of relief through his words on the paper. ‘We’re still here.’ We are still defying the odds.”
‘How could I cope with being a widow before the age of 40? My heart broke.’: Mother births rainbow baby while husband battles brain tumor
“She was conceived and born during a global pandemic, using frozen sperm from the week her daddy was diagnosed with a brain tumor.”
‘At 2, they decided amputation was the best option. But NOTHING could have prepared me for adolescence.’: Amputee shares experiences with athletics and modeling, ‘My leg is a work of art’
“I wore pants when it was hot, crossed my left leg over my right, and wore revealing clothes and WAY too much makeup to detract attention from my prosthesis. Their eyes bore holes into my soul.”