“We would now take care of her through everything, no matter how hard it got. It was our turn to do that for her.”
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‘I’m going to try for extra innings’: Daughter shares mom’s heartbreakingly beautiful cancer journey
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INCREDIBLE PHOTO: ‘Our beautiful baby girl emerged in a large GUSH of amniotic fluid’
“I was SO present for this birthing moment and felt every sensation as the baby descended through my pelvis.”
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‘We would move mountains to adopt her.’: Woman travels to Mexico, falls in love with orphan she’s desperate to bring home
“I don’t like to go outside of my comfort zone, but there was something telling me that day to go, and it was so loud that I couldn’t ignore it.”
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LIFE HACK: How To Make Wine In An Instant Pot
We are forever indebted to this brilliant man.
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‘Despite his mama’s frantic attempts to save him, he passed away in her arms.’: 3-year-old dies after choking on popular bouncy ball
“The gaping hole in our lives and hearts is completely incomprehensible.”
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‘One-in-a-million’ yellow cardinal spotted in woman’s backyard, has people flocking to Alabama
“The sunlight was cascading off of its feathers which caused the cardinal to look golden yellow, and it was in that moment that I knew this bird was real.”
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Nurse Meets Severely Abused Toddler In Hospital, Discovers She Has A Twin, Adopts Them Both
“My heart was broken. She was just so lifeless, but she still held onto my finger. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m going to take her home.’”
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‘I want to live long enough to see that baby girl.’: 92-year-old defies the odds to meet her namesake
“When my great-grandmother was told 9 weeks ago that she would only have 3 weeks left to live, it stopped the whole world from spinning.”
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‘I get it’: Woman with Type 1 diabetes encourages other diabetic moms with gripping newborn photo
“The key is to focus on the good. Remember, we are more than a number on a meter.”
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A Day In The Life Of A Dementia Patient
“For every person that has cared for their aging parents or loved one, I want to express to each and every one of you that you are my hero. I have to be honest; I had no idea.”
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‘It won’t be like this forever.’: Mom creates ‘time capsule’ of her boys’ childhood
“There is so much beauty in documenting what real life looks like… the good, the bad, and the ugly.”
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I Donated 15 GALLONS Of Breast Milk
“Frustrated and heartbroken by the fact that I spent countless hours attached to a pump to produce this, and in the end, we may have to dump all of it, I started asking around as to what I could do with it.”
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‘Iron Man is the coolest guy and he is now family!’: Iron Man drives 2 hours for cancer-stricken little boy ‘just to see him smile’
“Ever since that day, Iron Man has been coming to visit Sebastian.”
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‘It looked like she was hitting him, so we called the police.’: Woman learns important lesson after calling cops on mom with autistic son
“I had the most overwhelming realization of my mistake. In my eagerness to protect the child, I neglected to offer help to the mother.”
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She’s Not Broken: A Letter To The Man Whose Wife Has Anxiety
“Her thoughts replay like a freight train in her head full steam ahead, over and over. It’s exhausting for her. It’s why she’s tired.”
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‘I remember my mom telling us to not drink the water’: 10-year-old’s terrifying experience with Flint water crisis
“My baby sister was so bad she had to use special oil and be wrapped in plastic wrap at nighttime.”
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Grooms shocked by friends’ epic rainbow suits for their wedding day
“For most of us, Ted and John’s wedding was our first gay wedding and we knew we wanted to do something special for it.”
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‘I found out I was pregnant 30 minutes before ‘my miracle baby’ was born.’: Woman gives birth to baby boy after thinking contractions were menstrual cramps, kidney stones, ‘It was the surprise of a lifetime’
“He finally started crying, and so did we. That’s when it finally hit me that I was actually in labor and I had just given birth.”
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‘It fit like a glove.’: Bride honors her deceased mother by wearing her wedding dress in ‘Heaven’
“It was the beginning of their forever, and now I get to carry a piece of that forever with me.”
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‘Every roadblock was worth the incredible gift of you.’: Mom writes epic letter to her IVF twins
“You may hear comments stating you weren’t conceived ‘naturally’ but please know, my loves, you are the most natural beings out there and were conceived with more love than can be put into words.”
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‘It took me nearly dying to realize just how much I wanted to live.’: Paraplegic overcomes her freak skydiving accident
“You never know how strong you are, until you have no choice but to be strong.”
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‘He wanted me to have a piece of him forever.’: Fallen Navy corpsman honored in ‘heartbreakingly beautiful’ maternity shoot
“I remember receiving a text from Cassie about Ryan being a victim of the July 10 military plane crash in Mississippi. I fell into a heap on the floor.”
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I Almost Died Of Postpartum Thyroiditis—Here’s What You Need To Know
“Four months after this picture was taken, my whole world was turned upside down.”
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‘We had no plans to lose weight’: Couple celebrates their combined 160-pound weight loss at Disney World
“I had always wanted to be thin but was convinced that my weight was my natural shape, and some people were just destined to be larger.”
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‘I hope you get to grow up and be everything you want to be’: Twin sister with heart defect fights to survive
“Her chest remains open in case they need to immediately intervene to save her life.”