Jasmine from Georgia
Growing up in a big family is well worth it. It builds character and makes you value family so mu...
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Growing up in a big family is well worth it. It builds character and makes you value family so mu...
I have an 18 year old daughter Emily who is unable to talk. She was 5 when we found out she has cancer which lead to her tongue being removed before she was 8. She also has an open hole on her neck to help her eat. This is every parents worst nightmare. For me it's a learning and growing experience. I have a beautiful daughter that will forever be my baby because I have to w...
Im Steven from Kentucky. My wife Amy suffers from COPD and depression. Her illness doesn't need someone around 24/7 but it does require people to help her and provide extra support to her. Some days are better than others in our home. She no longer works due to her health issues. With her COPD she hasn't been able to garden much and that was one of her favorite me time thing...
Meet my lovely grandmother, she's 87. I have been helping my mother take care of her for a couple...
The worst time was getting that particular call from the ER. My sister was 34 weeks pregnant, and was broadsided by a drunk driver. She was ejected from the car, which then rolled on to her. The paramedics could feel the baby struggling but no way to deliver him. They were both alive by the time they got to the hospital. My sisters recovery was very hard on the family, she ...
I find it very hard to discuss my story with my father. It has been a roller coaster to say the least it truly really has. My father suffered from dementia. It was possibly the worst thing I had to see him go through and it broke my heart and soul into a million pieces that this strong man I have know my whole life didn't remember me from anything. He had moments of being lu...