A Mother’s Ordeal: Surviving a Traumatic, Near-Fatal Birth and HELLP Syndrome While Fighting for Her Baby’s Life

For a long time, she had just never imagined herself as a mother. First, she simply wasn’t interested in having ...
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From Shock to Joy: A Mother’s Journey with Identical Mirror-Image Twins and the Surprising Neon Yellow Hair That Stole Her Heart

It was a cold Pacific Northwest morning, January 18th, 2015, just like any other. Today was her first ultrasound with ...
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Double Strollers, Awkward Questions, and Public Curiosity: A Funny and Honest Take on Twin Parenting and the Things People Need to Stop Asking

Target used to be Hannah’s comfort place, no rush, no nothing, just calmness. She used to hold mugs in the ...
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A Mother’s Worst Text on Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave: How a Shaken Baby Survived Severe Brain Damage and Became a Miracle of Strength, Survival, and Hope

Xavier came four weeks early. The second he was born, he screamed. Not a little cry, but a loud, sharp ...
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When Christmas Turned Into an Emergency: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Toddler’s Sudden Seizures, the ER, and Finding Strength in the Chaos

She had this childish belief that bad things simply weren’t allowed to happen at Christmas, as it was her favorite ...
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