“Elizabeth is my soulmate. I knew it the first time our eyes met, long before the cancer claimed her life. Well, I didn’t know it then,...
As mamas entrusted with the lives of other tiny humans, it can often feel like you have to wear a brave face and don a Wonder...
Sometimes I feel like I’m not quite cool enough. Sometimes I feel like I’m just not popular enough. Sometimes I feel like I don’t fit in...
“It’s such a strange time to be pregnant. This, a time when the mom-to-be should be preparing the nursery and spending way too much time shopping...
Today, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. No real reason for it. Just in a bad mood. Turns out, for someone who...
“I wasn’t sure If I was going to post this or keep it private, but it’s too beautiful not to share. This is our lovely daughter....
“I am a human being” is just one of the dozen heartbreaking things this kid wants his divorced parents to know. Think kids are resilient? This...
“I cannot and will not remain silent. I think it’s human nature to distance oneself from tragedy. You hear a news story and you quickly assess...
“Sometimes I just need a day. I could blame the pandemic or the incessant life or death decision-making of the last few months. I could brush...
Many assume that diabetes is just a minor physical inconvenience that people deal with, like having a limp or living without an appendix (because what the...
My name is Liz Galt, I was diagnosed with autism when I was two years old. I didn’t talk until I was six years old and...
When college student Casey Fischer went to a Dunkin Donuts shop one morning to grab her coffee, she never expected to have an interaction with a...
“I was grabbing a few items at Walmart– trying to get in and out… It wasn’t too crowded. During the quick trip- I grabbed some milk...
“I left the office today to go home and grab a quick bite to eat when I saw this elderly man standing with his walker at...
“My throat burns, my eyes hurt, I’m tired, shaking, and ashamed…THIS is real motherhood. Before you send me your love notes saying “you’re doing a great...
In the words of one heartbroken mama watching her son Beckett battle cancer, “One thing they don’t tell you about childhood cancer is that it affects...