“My daughter who was just skipping about was now shouting, ‘Please take me home!’ I know her struggle because I, too, had no hair. I wanted to make her feel beautiful, so I bought a pretty hair dye. She anxiously giggled as we waited for the big reveal. When I finished drying it, she gave me a look that said, ‘Thank you, Mama.’ I’ve never seen her smile so big.”
‘Mommy, I’m ugly.’ She was staring at a photo of herself, sobbing. She tugged at her hair, begging it to grow.’: Mom says ‘genetics’ caused daughter’s lack of hair, paints it pink to prove she’s a ‘beautiful princess’
‘Come on, why are you doing this?’ I wasn’t intoxicated, but I just couldn’t fight it. I was paralyzed from shock.’: Sexual assault survivor finally accepts mental illnesses in wake of trauma, no longer ‘ashamed’
“I did the unspeakable. Madness took over and I pushed my mom. I always knew there was something wrong with me, but when I lost control on her it became crystal clear. When the police officer asked, ‘What happened?’ I replied, ‘I need help.’ Little did I know that asking and getting help would change everything. I chose love and never looked back.”
‘A friend texted me recently, ‘What’s life like as a mom?’: Mom’s candid, raw, answer to her childless friend’s innocent question
“Some days you’ll want to sell them on eBay but other days you’ll wish there were more hours in the day to stare at them.”
‘To Whom It May Concern: I’m suicidal, and no, it’s not what you think.’
“People with mental illness live in dark places and grey areas. It’s not something that shuts off and on, it comes in waves, it peaks, and it fades.”
Dear Kids: In A World Eager To Rush You To Grow Up, I Hope Your Take Your Time
“Before you know it, your favorite stuffed animals will be sitting on a shelf or in a box and you will be tending to bigger things.”
‘They welcomed 19 of her family members out of Vietnam until they found a home.’: Daughter recounts parents’ selfless life before dementia
“At the time I didn’t appreciate or comprehend what they were willing to do for a family they didn’t know.”
The Post-Deployment Story I Have Yet To Tell
“Because, If you rip the band-aid off, you will find it is still raw underneath.”
Grieving wife declares you’re a ‘badass’ for having ‘loved somebody so much you could hold their hand while they died’
“Suddenly, a trigger comes up that reminds us of what loss feels like, and we panic. We get scared. And we start waiting for the other shoe to drop.”
‘This life is beautiful, and the pain is the price of admission’: Mom reveals she tried to commit suicide, but is thankful every day she’s still here for her children
“What arrogance could have convinced me that I knew better than God did, that whatever I was feeling at the time was big and deep enough to let it swallow me whole and throw away the gifts yet to come?”
‘I was overwhelmed with pride for my son’: Dad suffering from ALS miraculously walks at son’s Air Force graduation to congratulate him
“There isn’t a more poignant moment in my lifetime. We made it, and it was a miracle.”
‘He stopped breathing. His body went limp in my arms’: Mom of son with Down syndrome declares ‘CPR should be MANDATORY for parents to learn’
“He started to turn blue. I remember his big eyes staring up at me – they were like an endless pit of blackness. He was scared, and I couldn’t do anything to help.”
Kind Teacher Carries Student With Cerebral Palsy So They Can Attend Field Trip
“I was determined to bring Maggie along. It was never the question if she could go, but rather how she could go.”
6 Ways You Can Understand And Help Others In The Wake of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade’s Suicides
Talk to the people around you. Stay vigilant. Ask for help when you need it.
‘No, this can’t be real!’ My son hung himself. Never would I have thought suicide would cross his mind.’: Mom’s powerful plea after 10-year-old attempts suicide
“She went to open the door, but it was locked. I will never forget the way she screamed. My heart jumped in my throat. He was dark purple. ‘My baby boy is gone!’ I screamed. My mom had gotten him to breathe again, but he was struggling.”
‘I wonder if she’d be embarrassed’: Mom questions if her 22-year-old self would be ‘ALARMED’ by how life turned out
“I wonder if she’d go into Anaphylactic shock.”
‘Our sweet little girl’s heart quit beating’: After devastating loss, family expected another, until a MIRACLE happened
“We heard the most amazing noise… Eleanor’s cry! We weren’t expecting this. Her prognosis is now to live life without limits! Our goal is to get her there.”
To The Person Who Feels Suicidal But Doesn’t Want To Die
“Suicidal thoughts aren’t black and white, your feelings are valid, and there are people here for you. You are not alone.”
‘Parents, I say this with every ounce of sincerity – YOU know your children better than anyone else in this world.’: Little girl diagnosed with Kawasaki disease
“The requests I made for more extensive testing went ignored. We were discharged with the diagnosis, ‘virus, probably, she’ll be fine.’ He was wrong.”
‘My twin is the GREATEST. He took both of our pics for picture day back in high school when I was sick.’: Twins share hilarious pranks in honor of April Fools birthday
“We’ve actually switched classes before in middle school, and gone to work for each other. The perks are endless!”
‘She was completely blue and lifeless’: Baby’s MIRACULOUS turnaround after she STOPPED BREATHING 18 minutes after birth
“How was this the same perfect baby I had just delivered 2 hours ago, whose blue eyes opened up so perfectly and looked into mine?”
My Toddler Had To Go To The Hospital Because Of Those Fuzzy Caterpillars—Here’s What To Look Out For
“As soon as the nurse mentioned caterpillar I started thinking, I have soooooo many caterpillars around our deck, is it possible that’s what caused it?”
‘Six weeks later she was handed a death sentence.’: How dad’s amazing skin to skin contact with twins helps heal family after devastating loss
“Given the news, we had a choice to make – we could live out the rest of her life in misery and grief, or we could choose joy.”
‘I was on my hands and knees, crawling, at my college graduation. I felt ashamed that me, a Christian girl, was pregnant.’: Woman proudly receives diploma after unexpected pregnancy, rape months prior
“My life for the past 2 years had been hell. Raped months before, ridiculed, rejected and now this. A night of stupid decisions left me pregnant and alone, except for my parents and a few friends. They encouraged me to walk. They said I had done the work and should receive the accolades, and that my daughter deserved to see me in these pictures later in life.”
‘The last note he wrote me said ‘LOVE’’: Dying father’s handwritten notes to daughter before she had to do ‘THE HARDEST THING’ for him
“It’s hard to read, but I knew what he was trying to say. As he was writing it, I said, ‘Are you writing you love me?’ He shook his head yes.”
‘I didn’t know Kate Spade suffered from depression’: Woman declares ‘until the stigma is removed from mental illness, those suffering will continue to hide’
“I knew when Patrick Swayze was battling pancreatic cancer. I know that Cynthia Nixon is a breast cancer survivor. Society has made it more acceptable to talk about breasts and testicles than about the mind and the chemicals it releases and controls.”