Gavin had helped his mom through seizures before, but this was scarier than anything she’d experienced. Her 10-year-old was scared, too, but that didn’t stop him from leaping into action.
10-Year-Old Boy Saves His Mom From Drowning In Backyard Pool
News Anchor Suffers Partial Stroke On Live TV: ‘Something Is Going On With Me This Morning’
Julie Chin was in the midst of delivering the local news when she started acting strangely. Viewers at home had just witnessed the news anchor suffer the “beginnings of a stroke” on live TV.
Young Widow Shares Power Behind The ‘Productive Struggles’ In Life
“I have learned to lean into the struggle and really feel it. This is my reality, and fast, easy answers teach me nothing.”
I Don’t Want My Kids To Spend Their Lives Preparing, I Want Them To Live In The NOW
“Preparing them to get the best grades, to get into the best college, or learn another language, or perfect the violin, or work with a top soccer trainer. Instead, I want to cherish them now and give them what they deserve. Time.”
Dear Mama Having A Rough Week: You’re Getting Much More Right Than You Think
“Today, I lost it. I could feel my nerves fraying at the seams as my toddler refused to listen to anything I said. And in true me fashion, I cried. I lost my patience. I slammed cabinets and scraped plates filled with uneaten dinner. I took away privileges and declared mommy law. The mental load of motherhood broke me. Finito. Buh-bye. GONE.”
Dear Sour Patch Kid Parents: They’re Sour Then Sweet, But Someday I Think They Might Rule Their Own Kingdom
“They follow the rules, on their terms. They ask all the questions, especially the ones that cannot be answered easily. They don’t do fake. There’s no room in their vocabulary for artificial sweeteners; what you see is what you get.”
‘The problem was there 2 years prior and no one believed me.’: Disabled chronic illness warrior shares long journey to diagnosis
“‘It’s all in your head, Jessica. It’s just your severe anxiety playing up. You CAN walk, it’s all mind over matter.’ No one took me seriously.”
‘I became a widow at 34, 10 days after the adoption of our son.’: Widowed mom details sudden loss of husband to melanoma
“‘The judge signed off, and now we can go through with the adoption.’ It should have been one of the happiest days of my life. Instead, I was absolutely terrified. We’d just gotten some absolutely terrible news a few days before: James had cancer.”
‘Did I teach you all you need to know? Did I teach you I love you beyond words?’: Mom pens letter to daughter leaving for college
“For a while, all that was under our roof was your whole world. But our home is now a resting spot from the big world you belong to. A world where I can’t wait to see how you fly.”
Delicious Root Beer Float Cookies With Buttercream Frosting
“I created this cookie in preparation for that ‘someday’ when either my daughter or son celebrates their wedding.”