He Should Be Starting Kindergarten, But He Never Will’: A Mother’s Heartbreaking Reflection on Losing Her Son to Childhood Brain Cancer

When most parents were packing lunches and snapping “first day of school” pictures, Kristen Puma sat quietly, staring at a ...
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Five Years of Normalcy, Then Everything Changed: A Mother’s Story of Resilience and Love in Her Son’s Battle With Epilepsy

She once prayed for “normal.” Now she knows their miracle is Drew exactly as he is: kind, brave, and perfectly ...
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Raising Children in the Shadow of Duchenne: A Mother’s Honest Story of Pain, Faith, and Choosing Hope Over Fear

She can’t rewrite the future, but she can fill today, so she does, with love loud enough to quiet fear ...
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Mom Guilt and the Myth of the ‘Perfect Parent’: How Worry, Overstimulation, and Imperfect Moments Still Make You a Great Mom

A “bad mom” doesn’t worry about being a good one, so if you’re worried, breathe, you’re already proving you are. ...
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Beyond the Labels: Mom Urges Understanding After Cruel Insult, Showing How Her Autistic Son Finn Is Changing the World

His headphones don’t hide who he is; they help him shine, and his name isn’t a slur, it’s Finn. The ...
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