“I laid him down and I noticed his head was turned all the way to his right and his arms were bent up. He looked almost frozen. I told my husband, ‘Ben just did something weird.’ We had seen many pediatricians and they all told me he was healthy. But I knew something wasn’t right.”
The doctor said, ‘No one ever told you about his head circumference? It’s really small.’ My heart sank.’: Mom of baby with microcephaly fights for diagnosis, ‘I wouldn’t trade him for the world’
What It’s Really Like Living With Chronic Migraines
“It’s not just a bad headache or a really bad hangover. It is a hell you cannot escape.”
‘I remember thinking, ‘Why is my body doing this to itself?’ I was so angry at my immune system for failing me.’: Woman shares life with stoma after Chronic Colitis diagnosis
“I will never stop talking about it – to challenge the stigma so no one has to feel embarrassment and shame.”
I Am 37, And I Have No Freaking Clue What I Want To Do With My Life
“I wanted to be a doctor since the very first time I met my Pediatrician, Dr. Peeden, and worked tirelessly to reach that goal. But what happens when you reach your goals and find that you are completely miserable and lost so much along the way?”
‘I heard the word ‘defect’ among whispers. Tears flowed, but her worth remained unchanged.’: Mom shares daughter’s journey with Down Syndrome, heart diagnoses
“I had my 20-week anatomy scan. This is always my favorite appointment, where the sonographer details every portion of the growing baby, and I go home to put a perfect sonogram photo on the fridge. This appointment was different.”
‘They told my mom, ‘I don’t think she will survive.’ All of my family came to say goodbye.’: Woman shares 24-year journey to rare Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome diagnosis, interabled love story
“The girl in the hospital bed who could barely walk across the room wouldn’t believe she’d be walking her baby in a stroller, with her trusty poodle by her side, taking care of a home, husband, and a baby all while working full time.”
‘I shoved my newborn into my husband’s arms before violently jumping and screaming, ‘I’m not going to die!’ I hadn’t slept the whole time.’: Mom with bipolar disorder shares journey with postpartum psychosis
“I admitted myself to a psychiatric facility. My husband went back to our newborn by himself, without paternity leave. I want to make sure other bipolar women don’t give birth without being prepared.”
‘I asked my husband, ‘Who does she look like?’ His response was, ‘She doesn’t really look like any of us.’: Mom births rainbow baby with Down Syndrome after 10 miscarriages
“Not only did Rebecca have Down Syndrome, but she also had 2 holes in her heart and a fissure.”
‘You never know what someone is going through, your doctor included.’: OBGYN asks for patience, understanding amidst short-staffed hospitals
“The next time you get frustrated with the person rushing past you to the elevator, or getting called from the waiting room before you, keep in mind this could literally be the worst day of someone’s life.”
Mother Births ‘United Airlines Baby’ On 11-hour Flight Across Atlantic Ocean
“The plane landed with one extra, especially beautiful, customer onboard.”