Emily Richey is a graduate of Pace University NYC. She has written and edited for multiple online platforms, including Love What Matters. She spends her free time petting stray cats.
‘At my 12-week scan, everything changed. The ultrasound showed TWINS.’: Twin mom with Cystic Fibrosis shares journey
“My life may be short, but it will be full of love and happiness.”
‘Sitting inside my inbox was a beautiful present. ‘I know this is random, but my family just welcomed a baby girl.’: Adoptive mom thanks social media for ‘linking two families together’
“One random evening, I received a message on Facebook. She reached out on behalf of her son, who wasn’t ready to be a dad, but wanted the baby to have a loving home.”
‘Oh my gosh, what have I done?! TWO toddler boys!’ I remembered the promise I made to myself, to always fight.’: Single foster mom shares ‘wild and beautiful’ adoption
“I looked at the caller ID in shock. It was a placement worker. ‘We have two brothers we’re looking to place immediately.’ My promise stays the same.”
‘If I don’t act now, something much worse will happen.’ I locked myself in the bathroom and shaved my head.’: Woman with alopecia says ‘I feel beautiful’
“With every stroke of the razor I cried, but I also felt freedom, and dare I say, happiness.”
‘In my 30s I asked, ‘Is being ‘playfully’ drowned in a pool considered abuse?’ It was a groundbreaking moment.’: Woman shares journey healing from ‘cycle of generational trauma’
“I struggled through acne, stomach aches, anxiety, chest palpitations, and sweaty palms. My body was keeping score.”
‘My mom wiped my tears. ‘We won’t stop until we have answers. I promise.’: Endometriosis warrior shares 8-year diagnosis journey
“I haven’t been pain-free since December of 2013. Since then, I’ve gotten sicker and sicker. Being doubled over in pain is my everyday life.”
‘As he took his last breaths, he tried to tell me something. I whispered, ‘I love you and I know you love me too. It’s okay.’: Widow shares grief of losing veteran husband to cancer
“While our friends were getting dream jobs, dream homes, getting married, and having kids, we were fighting for his life.”
‘It’s really selfish of you to always ask for help.’ Everyone thought I was pretending to be injured.’: Disabled dancer shares journey with Hypermobility syndrome
“Here I was in my late teens, supposedly at my prime. Yet, I was struggling to walk.”
I Am More Than A Person With Dwarfism, I Am Kristen
“Society led me to believe I wasn’t enough. They’re wrong. I am more than a diagnosis, a statistic, a label, or a condition.”
‘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.”