“When I first saw the bubble I was just confused.”
‘1 in 80,000 moment.’: Baby born with amniotic sac still covering head surprises parents
Her final moments: ‘Facing fear, tightening up, letting go, and finally, embracing new life’
“Instead of her contagious laugh filling our family’s dining room, we ended up filling a hospital room in Albany to say goodbye to the life of our party.”
‘We are going to carry you.’: Students tell wheelchair-bound teacher their active shooter plan
“Today was really hard for me. Today was the first time I had to teach the day after a mass school shooting. I dreaded facing my students this morning, and as the first students walked in, I began to feel the anxiety pooling in my stomach. I was dreading one, specific question.”
‘Sit down before you fall down’: Unsung hero sobs at new Mercedes surprise
“We arranged for me to go the next day after work and sign the papers, price paid in FULL!”
‘Like a farewell she had foreseen’: Parkland student honors her best friend, a victim, on her birthday
“No child should have to look down at a friend lying in a coffin and watch as their family kisses them goodbye.”
‘With his body full of tumors, he kept working. He wanted to be normal. He just wanted to be a cop.’: Wife’s tremendous grief after husband’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis
“Sounds were coming out of her mouth. I assume they were words, but I can’t remember any of them. I do, however, remember her face. She took a deep breath before she said it. She cocked her head to the side. She slightly shrugged her shoulders. I remember she made this weird sound before she delivered the news. I remember Chad’s reaction, and I remember feeling like I had just been hit by a truck.”
‘Who needs bouquets when you can have puppies?!’: Bride and groom have rescue puppy ‘cuteness overload’ at their wedding
“We’ve raised baby piglets and cows before, so this can’t be much different!”
Marine helps with friend’s baby via emergency C-section: ‘She was so emotional and scared’
“I knew she was new to Yuma and didn’t have friends here and this was her first baby.”
Family combats mom’s painful dementia journey with humor
“When I kiss her goodbye she still always says, ‘I love you so much.’ She may not know our names but she knows what love feels like.”
Marine’s wife recalls range of emotions during husband’s deployments: ‘Everyone is cracked wide open and wrecked’
“He feels like he is losing influence and input in regards to parenting and the ability to provide guidance in raising the kids. I feel like I am carrying the load and responsibility for the mothership.”