“’They’ll never do that in the US, right?’ I was amazed it was even a possibility. When I got off the phone, I had to go to the bathroom and wipe all the tears away. My dream was becoming reality.”
‘You will never be able to carry your own child.’ At 14, my dream was completely crushed.’: Woman with MRKH Syndrome shares journey to uterus transplant
‘I lost a cup size but gained my LIFE.’: Woman shares breast implant illness journey, ‘I no longer take my body for granted’
“A body which can produce a human being, make milk, and function daily is a HUGE blessing. There’s no need to place a toxic foreign object inside of it.”
‘Something felt off. My belly was heavy. I sobbed to my daughter, ‘I’m so sorry. Please, please be okay.’: Young mom raises awareness about rare cerclage to prevent preterm labor
“I remember asking the OB on the phone, ‘Can I do the procedure tomorrow? I have to work tonight at 7!’ She said kindly, ‘Honey, no. Your body is getting ready to go into labor!’ I was less than 1% of women. I couldn’t help but think, ‘Why me? Why my baby?'”
Parents Of Multiples, You Are F—ing Superstars
“When I saw another twin mom at playgroup recently, I just wanted to hug her. And buy her a coffee. And spike it with some whiskey. I felt this weird urge to yell out, ‘I HAVE TWINS, TOO!'”
It’s Time To Stop Calling Stay-At-Home Moms Lazy
“Being a mother is a JOB, yet I have spent my entire life listening to men complain about how their wives ‘do nothing.'”
’Hey, I think I’m bi.’ ‘Cool. I still love you.’: Woman comes out as bisexual later in life, ‘Know your feelings are valid’
“My mom found out through my Instagram post. I was worried my female friends might read into things when I say, ‘I love you’ or get weirded out thinking I’m ‘into them.’”
‘Ashley, can you hear me?’ I flatlined. My heart stopped for 13 seconds.’: Woman details POTS diagnosis, having rainbow baby, ‘I am stronger than I was 5 years ago’
“I regained enough strength to walk down the aisle and marry my best friend. ‘For better or worse’ took on a whole new meaning.”
As Long As I Have Her With Me, I Will Always Be Okay
“I have learned more about life from being her mom than I had in my 31 years on this Earth. I found unconditional love in the heart of my daughter.”
‘On the way to grab a water, I saw a homeless man sitting, red-faced and shaky. ‘Are you OK?’: Woman defends homeless man in ‘convenience store revolution’
“I grabbed two waters. The lady in front of me turned around, hands on hips, and told me I was enabling that ‘homeless person’ (with a sneer) and I shouldn’t be wasting my money on him. She proceeded to tell me I should be ashamed, that it should be illegal to beg for money and illegal to give money. I may have inadvertently started a revolution in the convenience store today.”
‘My teachers put me down, and friends drifted away. Without a diagnosis I was an anomaly.’: Woman diagnosed with HSD, other chronic illness urges ‘take your loved ones seriously if they say they’re unwell’
“I thought it was weak to make excuses over something so minor, after everything I’d been through. In reality, ‘I’ was the weak one.”