“The door began to open and it was then I made eye contact with a young woman being wheeled out of the maternity floor, with no baby in hand. As joy-filled as we were, I couldn’t shake the image of her birth mom and how devastated she must have been.”
“As funny as these truths are, thank God he made moms and dads to balance each other.”
“Miliah has a multitude of serious health conditions that have deeply complicated every facet of her life. Despite it all, she always has a smile on her face and never ever gives up. I am so deeply inspired by her tenacity and willpower.”
“I remember lying on a mattress on the floor in a filthy room with an overflowing ashtray, blankets stuffed in the windows, praying to God for better days. Those days came.”
“They were calling me a murderer, even when it meant ignoring all the medical professionals and simply allowing myself to die along with Finley. My soul was on fire. And I was angry. No one owes you their story. But I am giving you mine in the hopes it opens your eyes.”
“His only friend was the nurse he met earlier that morning. There were no other children in sight. There were oxygen tanks instead of balloons and heart monitors instead of bounce houses.”
“I tuck him in every night and snuggle him on Sunday afternoons during Netflix binges. He is my dream come true.”
“I think of her every single day. Good days, bad days, fun days, boring days, weekdays, weekends, holidays, and birthdays.”
“‘Congratulations, you have Tourette’s.’ I watched my beautiful, strong child completely crumple.”
“Wait for the storm to pass. Your marriage is worth it.”
