“I was about 6 or 7 when I truly realized I was different from other kids. I looked different. There was a lot of staring, whispering, and pointing fingers from other people, as they had never seen anyone like me. I sometimes feel lonely and would love to have more friends.”
‘I don’t want any more operations!’ It was so hard on me, I decided enough was enough.’: Woman with Apert Syndrome wants people to know, ‘‘I have a great personality if people take the time to get to know me’
‘She hasn’t left the house – but her dad who works for the railroad has.’: Mom of high-risk daughter says ‘our kids are aware and they are scared’
“He is working on trains that travel between states. Ones needed more than ever. That is where my fear lies, that he will bring it home. I didn’t sleep last night because their health and safety are out of my control.”
‘We think he’s been hit by a car.’ I wrapped the dog up in a blanket, and waited for the police.’: Woman’s act of kindness saves epileptic dog, ‘It brings happy tears to my eyes’
“I saw a dog galloping down the center of the opposite lane of travel. It was below freezing, snowing, windy, and rapidly getting dark. I’m a dog owner and lover. My heart ached. 15 minutes later a black SUV came SCREAMING toward the small group of people around me so fast.”
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“He was homeless and I was embarrassed by him. Now he’s free, and I’m chained by all the grace I couldn’t bear to give.”
‘I see you refusing to give up your nights out with friends, your weekend bar visits. I see you, and quite frankly, I’m fed up. My life is on hold.’: Woman with chronic illness says ‘we are vulnerable and we matter’
“I have to be honest. For the first few weeks, I thought it was being blown out of proportion. I thought people were unjustifiably scared. I was wrong. Infusion centers have completely shut their doors. Health companies are refusing to send supplies and nurses. My life is on hold, my health is on hold — with no known end in sight.”
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‘She was recording her EVERY move that weekend and sending it all directly to me. I just wanted a night for myself!’: Stay-at-home mom urges others ‘don’t be that friend’
“A very good friend of mine was going on a bachelorette getaway. Have you heard of the phrase, ‘If you don’t have anything nice to say. Don’t say anything at all’? That’s all that’s been running through my head for days. My nerves were shot, my boiling point was BOILING. I’ve known her since I was 5. To say I was hurt was an understatement.”
‘I wish I could hold her one more time. I’d give anything in the world to just be quarantined with her.’: Widow urges not to take quarantine for granted, ‘This is a season to take time for the ones we love’
“Don’t take this time for granted. There probably won’t be another season in our lives with so much time to be with the ones we love. We don’t know how this will end. We don’t know when this will end. But we do know that eventually, it will end. I’d give anything for Rachel to be here annoying the heck out of me. I’d give anything for her to be here loving me.”
‘I was blindsided. ‘Mom, isn’t it crazy we’re all going to die?’ He couldn’t sleep. ‘Well, unless asthma gets me first.’: Mom encourages parents ‘assure your babies they are loved and safe’
“The last 7 years have been filled with loud nebulizers, wheezing, and medications. He knows about the Coronavirus but in no way any of the scary details. I never imagined he was just as worried.”
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“This is not news hype. This is not social media hysteria. This is not a political agenda. This is real life.”