From Mission Trips to Motherhood: How a Bronx Woman Found Her Heart in Malawi and Became a Mom to Orphans She’d Never Met
In my mind, adoption had always sounded like a beautiful, life-changing choice, but I imagined it as something far off ...
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Bullied, misunderstood, and masked for years—one Black woman’s journey to discovering she’s autistic, and finally learning it’s a gift, not a flaw.
Growing up without a label meant I didn’t have to face the stigmas often associated with being autistic. Yet, I ...
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Born with a rare syndrome, surviving life-threatening brain surgery, and bullied for her birthmark—how Chelsey turned pain into advocacy and hope.
“‘Hey, look! It’s Two-Face from Batman!’ I can still hear the kids yelling that as I ran up to school ...
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Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis at 28 During the Pandemic, This Young Mom Faced Blindness, Numbness—and Found Purpose Through Advocacy
When I woke up one morning in late November 2019, something felt off. From the middle of my right eye ...
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Her 4-year-old was called ‘nasty’ at preschool — but one mom’s bedtime affirmations turned heartbreak into courage and hope.
“‘Rico called me nasty.’ I froze. I had just picked up my four-year-old daughter, Adi, from preschool, and those were ...
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