After Two Miscarriages, This Mom Learned Her Baby Had Half a Heart Daniel’s 33-Hour Life With HLHS and TAPVR Changed Her Forever

Motherhood was never a simple or obvious path for me. For much of my life, having children didn’t feel like ...
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16, pregnant, and alone: How one teen mom beat the odds, raised her daughter, and graduated nursing school with honors against every prediction.

At 16, I sat on my bed, tears streaming down my face, a positive pregnancy test clutched in my hand, ...
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Bullied for Her Weight, Battling Depression, and Binge Eating This Nurse Chose Gastric Sleeve Surgery and Found Confidence, Health, and Self-Love

Growing up, I was always the biggest kid in the room. I was never considered “little,” and people never hesitated ...
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She Was Afraid to Say the Word “Autism” for Years After a Painful Public Meltdown, This Mom Finally Found Acceptance and Hope

I recently commented on another blogger’s beautifully written post about going public with her daughter’s diagnosis, and her words struck ...
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From Joy to Heartbreak: A Mother’s Fight to Save Her Baby from a Deadly Virus

This is the raw and heartbreaking story that became my every day life. On September 12, 2017, I nervously took ...
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Her First Bra, Their First Questions: How One Family Made Puberty a Normal, Shame-Free Conversation for All Their Kids

My teenage boys helped me shop today. Not for themselves, but for their little sister’s very first bras…because, well, breasts ...
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She Battled Anorexia, PTSD, and Depression Then a Cruel DM Nearly Pulled Her Back. What This 22‑Year‑Old Did Next Is Pure Strength.

My name is Colleen. I’m 22 years old, and I’ve been in recovery from anorexia nervosa for three years. I’ve ...
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Our baby Blake was taken too soon by SIDS but through heartbreak, we found hope with our rainbow babies, Jenna and Brady.

Pregnancy Journey Blake took so long to come into this world, yet he was taken from us in an instant. ...
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On Their 13th Anniversary, This Wife Did the Unthinkable She Hoped Her Husband Would Love Again After Her Death

When we first started dating, I felt a little unhinged every time another girl smiled at him. Jealousy came easily ...
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After surviving a deadly plane crash in Nigeria, this woman went on to graduate with distinction in her MBA years later.

Kechi Okwuchi was just 16 years old when her world changed forever. On December 10, 2005, she boarded Sosoliso Airlines ...
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