“I felt robbed. I felt like life was working against me in every angle possible. I remember asking myself — why me? Why am I being challenged in this way?”
‘I’m so sorry. It’s bad.’ Woman’s heartbreak as she loses her beloved dog, brother within 10 days
‘He was born without an esophagus, and couldn’t eat. To be honest, we were scared of hurting him.’ Couple’s adoption of 2-year-old with special needs they ‘never doubted’ was ‘their son’
“I forwarded his profile to my husband. Maybe he’d give a firm ‘no’ and we could move on with our lives. But that night at dinner, he DIDN’T give a firm no. In fact, neither of us could come up with a reason why we SHOULDN’T. We didn’t have any medical records. We were scared. But I couldn’t get this little boy off my mind.”
‘Three more weeks and we will never have to say goodbye again.’: Man recounts ‘fairy tale’ love story after fiance’s tragic death in car accident
“Dana was different than all the other girls. She had that classic All-American, girl next door quality. I was in awe. We became serious ‘girlfriend-boyfriend’ immediately. Monday night, we stood out in front of her house to say goodnight. We hugged, kissed and talked for 30 minutes. I smiled, kissed her again and said, ‘I love you.’ That’s the last time I saw Dana.”
‘I have never seen a more gentle and kind hearted act.’: World renowned coach helps ‘terrified’ 9-year-old outside of the dojo
“Our 12-year-old daughter, Natalie, was diagnosed with a visual impairment at 9-months-old.”
I Didn’t Bond With My Daughter When She Was Born
“When they put her on my chest, I asked them to take her off.”
7 Things I Learned About Living Because My Baby Died
“The only time you know you have is right now. Are you using it to create more of what you want?”
Why I Love Down Syndrome
“We all need that beautiful reminder that the best version of ourselves and our greatest gifts lie on the outside of our comfort zone. I can proudly say this is mine.”
‘He’s emotionally abusing you.’ Woman celebrates her newfound self-love with empowering photo shoot
“Why was I letting these idiots make me feel less than I am? I realized something needed to change.”
My Silent Struggle With Postpartum Anxiety
“The anxiety and paranoia was so overwhelming that most days I would come home from work just sobbing to my husband.”
‘I tell her I have her ring and she starts crying’: Daughter recounts mom with dementia’s anguish over beloved ‘missing’ ring
“What? I’m going to cry. You have my ring? Carl, she has my ring.”