“I was under the impression I’d met my quota and wouldn’t have to endure something that painful ever again. One morning, my left foot started dragging behind me. I was petrified.”
‘I looked him in the eyes and said, ‘I will die a slow painful death.’ He nodded.’: Widow diagnosed with ALS 5 years after loss of husband, ‘My legacy will not be fear’
‘I opened Google and typed ‘pink discharge pregnant.’ Everything indicated it could be normal.’: Mom spreads miscarriage awareness, ‘Women are suffering in silence’
“Suddenly pain started. I felt a clot and a little relief. The bed, my jacket, and my underwear were all soiled.”
‘After 10-hour surgery, we walked into a room of alarming bells. Nurses rushed in. ‘She’s a fighter!’: Mom inspired by daughter battling spinal cord tumor
“At 16 months old, I watched her vomit all over herself from chemo and go back to smiling. Maybe it’s a metaphor for how messy life is: clean it up and get back to what makes you happy.”
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“Sweet husband, in this crazy mix of kids, I will do my best to remember you. And I ask you do your best to remember me, too.”
‘But you don’t LOOK disabled.’: Woman urges ‘disability is not a bad word’
“A patient fought through pain to avoid people looking at her for using the equipment she actually NEEDS.”
‘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.”
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“I am not the person I used to be.”
‘I was tired of staring at negative pregnancy tests and empty bedrooms.’: Foster mom battling infertility says ‘no matter how I’m called to mother, I’m a whole person’
“I mourned the potential loss of a forever family. My heart was double aching for the loving home I knew we could provide a child in need.”
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“I saw a man staring behind the counter with the most disgusted face. He spit out, ‘You know, we have bathrooms where you could do THAT.'”
‘The elderly woman’s voice started to break: ‘You saved us and I just wanted to say…THANK YOU.’: Woman shares heartwarming moment with veterans, ‘We are ALL Americans’
“The entire room turned to stare at the woman. ‘I was in the Netherlands. And they slipped a note under our door telling us to stay inside. A note that said you were coming. To save us.’ I just broke down and cried.”