“He has changed me into a better person, a better mother. He is my hero.”
‘I like my tics, and I don’t want any of them to go away!’ It was a moment I will never ever forget.’: Mom to son with Tourette Syndrome shares his journey to become his own biggest advocate
‘A father and daughter walked over to say, ‘Happy Birthday.’ We tried to hold back tears.’: Mom appreciates simple kindness towards birthday girl with Rett syndrome
“She smiled and laughed the whole way home. For a whole day, people saw her like we do—as so much more than just a girl in her wheelchair.”
How The Body Positivity Movement Saved Me From My Years-Long Battle With Bulimia
“I weighed myself every day, all day long. My weight after lunch controlled what I’d eat for dinner, and if I’d throw up later. With the ‘nothing tastes as good as skinny feels’ vibe of the early 2000s, it was little wonder I spent years on a never-ending train of diets, flirting with bulimia.”
‘Doctors told my parents I’d never walk.’: Woman with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita walks across stage at graduation, talks defying expectations
“Disabled life can be frustrating. There are many things that hold our community back from experiencing all this world has to offer. But I wouldn’t change it for anything. It has made me the person I am, on top of all the other things life has thrown my way.”
‘At 28, I had to come to terms with my own mortality.’: Young woman with stage 4 lung cancer shares reminder ‘it’s not how long you live, it’s how well you live’
“I looked different, I felt different—I felt like I had lost my whole identity to this diagnosis.”
‘I could be forced to carry a child, and it could kill me.’: Mom with preeclampsia shares terrifying possibilities after Supreme Court abortion ruling
“My daughter could have to grow up without her mother. The government is taking that decision out of my hands.”
‘I hadn’t slept or eaten a meal in months. ‘I just can’t take this pain anymore.’: Chronic illness warrior shares journey to diagnosis and healing
“Even when my body is weak, my heart and my mind are stronger than ever. This journey has shown me just how strong I am.”
‘Since being diagnosed, I’ve never looked better. I’d rather have wrinkles any day than have this disease.’: Woman shares journey to diagnosis with Scleroderma, rare chronic illness
“A female doctor jokingly said to me that she wished she could have a little of what I have so she wouldn’t have to spend all her money on Botox.”
‘This wasn’t just picky eating. My child was wasting away right in front of me.’: Mom shares son’s journey with ARFID
“After I put my kids to bed, I googled ‘nutritional value of paper.’ I avoided going to lunch with friends because I was terrified he would grab a menu and try to eat it.”
‘I haven’t been put on this Earth to have an easy ride.’: Mom shares tear-jerking journey through toxic relationship, cancer
“When our daughter was 9 months old, I spotted a dimple in my boob. I began to feel like I was 89, not 39.”