Told He Wouldn’t Survive, Our Baby with Brittle Bone Disease Defied Every Odd
On September 12, 2018, everything changed. In the middle of the day, our world stopped. We got news that crushed us. Something was wrong with …
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Twin Loss to Anencephaly: “We Wouldn’t Get to Keep Our Baby Girl”
Our daughter Hannah was almost five when we decided to try for another baby. After six months, I started feeling different, tired, headaches, just off. …
“Did She Ever Think About Me?”: Adoptee Searches for Birth Mom After 30 Years
I don’t recall much from before I was accepted. It feels like there’s nothing there. I was born in South Korea and adopted at the …
Teen Mom at 16, Thrown Out and Alone, Now I Wear My Nursing Cap with Pride
At just 16, I sat on the edge of my bed with tears streaming down my face, staring in shock at the two pink lines …
Why is your mom white? Without missing a beat, my son replied, Families don’t have to match
They didn’t grow in my belly, I was repeated one evening as I put my kids to bed after seeing our likeness in the mirror. …