Mom shares journey birthing son with cleft lip and palate, blindness
“My husband, Chris, and I met in 2002 when we were teenagers. We dated through high school and college and married during my last year of college on…
Teen mom advocates for medically complex son while battling heart problems, ‘Faith never fails’
“Faith Never Fails! Faith over Fear Psalm 91:10 I was 19 when I got pregnant with my son. I gave birth to Royce in 2019, but I wasn’t…
Mom births twin preemies, ‘I KNEW they were worth everything’
“It’s important to me to start my story off when everything was ‘normal.’ Or our normal, anyway. I had been married to my husband for 3 years (we’ve…
Mom of baby with microcephaly fights for diagnosis, ‘I wouldn’t trade him for the world’
“My husband, Alex, and I started dating in 2012 when we were sixteen years old. We got engaged in 2019, bought our first home in 2020, and then…
Ukrainian-American man dies defending Kyiv from Russian attacks after lifetime of uniting forgotten kids with loving adoptive families
“When Kyle and I began our adoption journey, Ukraine was the place we swore we would never go to. There were too many unknowns: the time required in-country,…
‘I texted her, ‘My baby has died inside me. Would you still be willing to come?’: Mom to child born still thanks birth photographer for ‘most precious’ photos
Disclaimer: This story contains details and graphic images of stillbirth that may be triggering to some. “I always knew I wanted to have a professional birth photographer take…
Bio Dad Splits With Pregnant Teen After Telling Her ‘Nobody Would Want You With A Baby,’ Then She Wins The Stepdad Lottery
When 19-year-old Ya’Niyyah Malik found out she was two months pregnant, her ex told her that “nobody would ever want to be with her now.” Just a few…
Mom births baby with Spina Bifida, ‘She does things in her own way’
“In March of 2017 my Poppy passed away surrounded by his family. Seated at the end of his bed, our eyes locked. I tried to connect my heart…
‘Mom, is Charlotte still dead?’: Mom shares life and loss of daughter with special needs
Disclaimer: This story contains details of child loss which may be upsetting for some. Birth Injury “When Charlotte was born, there was no cheering. There was no crying….
Mom opens up on caring for daughter with chromosome duplication, special needs
“‘Did anyone tell you that your daughter does not look normal?’ Courtesy of Leandri Wallace These were the first words Gracen’s pediatrician said to us when he saw…
Mom shares 2-year-old’s ongoing cancer battle
“Imagine hearing the words, ‘Your child has cancer.’ As you’ve just been abruptly woken up at 5 a.m. in a hospital room by your son’s doctors. We only…
‘His diagnoses read like the a la carte menu at a restaurant. Our lives became an endless stream of acronyms.’: Mom shares 16-year journey to son’s rare SYNGAP1 diagnosis
“I am not the same person I was when we left the house today. Andrew’s Initial Diagnoses We are somewhere on the freeway heading north toward home, but…