Ukrainian Mom Fights to Save Son from Rare, Deadly Disease — Strangers Around the World Are Helping Raise $2.3M for His Life-Saving Gene Therapy
It took me far longer to write this story than I expected, because fighting for your child is overwhelming. You ...
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She Feared Becoming a Stay-At-Home Mom After Watching Men Call Their Wives “Lazy” — What Motherhood Taught Her Changed Everything
I feel like I’ve spent most of my life listening to men complain about how their wives “do nothing” or ...
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I Gave Birth to My Son… and Fell Into a Dark Hole I Thought I’d Never Escape — Here’s How I Survived Postpartum Depression
See that woman in the picture? She’s me, and not long after giving birth to my son, I was fighting ...
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Pregnant, terrified, and facing her husband’s cancer diagnosis, she discovered the life-changing power of kindness, gratitude, and miracles in the darkest days.
I grew up in a home filled with empathy, generosity, love, and kindness. It took my parents twelve long years ...
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She Lost Her Dad at 2, but Now She’s Giving Orphaned and Fostered Kids the Family She Always Needed — A Journey of Love, Heartbreak, and Hope.
For just over the first two years of my life, my family felt picture-perfect. My mom, dad, little sister, and ...
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COVID stole her mobility, turned everyday life into pain—but a photographer’s resilience proves hope and healing can bloom from the hardest days.
What can I say? COVID changed my life. I’m a super active 35-year-old woman who loves to move, to run, ...
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Our 7-week-old son was diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome—years of therapy, sleepless nights, and heartbreak later, we’ve discovered the true meaning of resilience.
It was early afternoon in September 2008, and I was curled up on our enormous green couch, half-watching Twilight on ...
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Doctors said my 6-month-old would never catch up—but she defied every prediction with a sparkle no one expected.
“I think you need to plan for a permanent intellectual and physical disability, not just a developmental delay. It is ...
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We Dreamed of a Deaf Child—and God Sent Eli Before We Were Even Fully Licensed. 14 Kids, 10 Years, Endless Love.
Meeting My Husband “‘So, do you want kids?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘How do you feel about adoption?’ ‘I think it’s great.’ That ...
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From a Childhood Shattered by Loss to a Life Learning to Love Again: One Woman’s Journey Through Grief, Addiction, and Healing
Loss. Perpetual loss. It’s a state of living where your eyes are always open, your guard always up, because you ...
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