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.
‘We were warned, ‘She’ll only sleep on top of you in bed.’ She was terrified of books and baths.’: Mom candidly shares challenges of foster care, ‘I’m right where I want to be’
“I felt judged by medical professionals. They thought it was my fault she hadn’t seen a doctor yet in her 2 years of life. We’re all she has.”
‘There are days I hide behind the bathroom door and cry. It never gets easier.’: Foster mom shares ways to support foster families
“The truth is there’s never a good time to become a foster parent, because there’s never a good time to sign up to have your heart broken.”
‘I was called freak, alien, monster. ‘When will this end? Did I make a mistake by not amputating my leg?’: Limb difference advocate says ‘I’m proud to stand out’
“I had a giant cage-looking contraption on my leg 75% of the time. The names and whispers echoed through the hallways. The pain took its toll on me.”
‘I hobbled away from my 7th laser hair removal treatment, weeping. In less than an hour, my life was changed.’: Woman with chronic pain condition finds ‘purpose in the pain’
“I didn’t want to lay in bed for the rest of my life and give in to the depression. I still had life to live.”
‘We should get married at the hospital.’ I shot him down. ‘Babe, you’re getting out. I have hope.’: Woman loses husband to cancer 5 days after wedding, ‘He was the man of my dreams’
“It all started with his stomach hurting. We thought it was just acid, or reflux. He looked at me and said, ‘What if it’s cancer?’ My mind went numb.”
‘How long have you had that mole?’ The worry didn’t change anything. All it did was take away my peace.’: Woman urges ‘we should all worry less’
“I was 100% sure it was a melanoma. I looked at it every day, thinking what treatment would be like.”
‘I found something unusual during the colonoscopy. I don’t know what it is.’ My life flashed before my eyes.’: Colorectal cancer survivor shares journey
“I was only 32. The only thing I could think was I was going to die.”
‘I think I’m the only person going through this. Why me?’: Woman shares 8-year infertility battle, ‘You are not alone’
“I realized maybe it wasn’t going to be a cakewalk after all. I may just have to fight for this.”
‘How do you know what Brayden wants when he doesn’t communicate?’ You have to listen with more than just your ears.’: Mom shares son’s autism diagnosis
“So many people told me I was crazy. ‘He’s still so young, give him time.’ I knew in my gut something wasn’t right.”
‘We don’t know why it isn’t working, but we DO know you can’t get pregnant.’ I understood what she meant was, ‘And you never will be.’: Couple candidly share infertility journey
“Life may not look exactly as we expected, but our family, friends, and community… they all need loving on. And that’s what a mom does. I am a mother. Just a different kind.”