“She said, ‘Some things aren’t fair or right.’ I immediately packed up my desk knowing I’d never walk back in the door. This was worse than cancer. Cancer never pretended to be anything but cancer. The betrayal was too much. I started making plans to take my own life. But as it turns out, my terrible season became a launching pad.”
‘HR called me in, crying. ‘Your coworkers donated sick time to you, but your employer is taking it away.’: Bilateral breast cancer survivor finds light after workplace discrimination
‘The male gynecologist told me to ‘grin and bear it.’ I knew my symptoms were real, but no one believed me.’: Woman with severe perimenopause finds relief after 9 years of suffering
“我很尴尬地出门。我觉得我沉默的痛苦 - 还有其他女人经历吗？我会发现救济吗？我会再次觉得自己吗？我本可以接受我的新正常。我本可以停止为自己倡导，特别是因为我父母的健康拒绝了，我的婚姻结束了。但我没有放弃。“
'他的癌症是回归的，这不好。“我们的时间结束了，但我希望我的爸爸走下我的过道，丈夫或不走。”：女儿阶段为父亲死去的泪流满面的“假婚礼”
“我们站在一个圈子里，祈祷更多的时间。“这只是一个为真正的婚礼运行的练习，”我说，但我们都知道这不是真的。当我们跳舞时，我感谢上帝的灰色，愚蠢，善良的父亲，我要爱23年。我想永远留在那一刻。没有悲伤或恐惧，我们彼此相爱多少。“
和我的面具的浏览目标通道, a stranger approached to point at my ‘Faith Over Fear’ shirt and chuckle. ‘Doesn’t look like you’re living what you preach.’: Cancer warrior shares plea for common decency
“At that moment I said, ‘I am on chemo due to cancer and my husband was just recently diagnosed with a rare disease. We have two kiddos who need us.’ He looked at me. His eyes changed.”
‘I was 34 weeks and collapsed to the floor holding my tummy. I feared he wouldn’t meet our new baby.’: Family incorporates daily gratitude after dad survives cancer, ‘Love and kindness are never wasted’
“Cancer was the start of our gratitude journal. It taught me to see the miracles and magic right in front of me and to remember there is ALWAYS someone craving your daily reality. It has given us the lifelong gift of perspective.”
“当他们把他躺在胸前时，我完全沉默了。”：彩虹宝宝含有稀有遗传条件的帮助妈妈为生活找到新的欣赏
“Finally, we had an answer. I’m not sure if there’s anyone else currently alive with it. Every milestone was like winning the lottery.”
‘Three days before Christmas, my phone rang at 8 a.m. ‘When can you get them?’ I stood in the hallway, frozen.’: Foster, adoptive mom thanks mother for support, ‘I had a great example’
“When we turned the corner he said, ‘Home.’ I smiled, ‘Yeah, buddy, that’s home.’ When I signed the adoption papers, I burst into tears.”
‘I let my pain lead—it worked until it didn’t.’: Widow, toxic relationship survivor says ‘I can’t look backward anymore’
“A year ago, I was in a camper at the beach with a gun in my mouth. I would’ve missed so many opportunities to be happy.”
‘At 30 weeks pregnant, he put down the wand, took me into his office, and began to talk about a recurrence.’: Three-time cancer survivor delivers miracle baby during chemo
“I was sobbing uncontrollably. My husband told them to unhook me and washed my bald head and pregnant belly. It was too much. I was not OK with subjecting my baby to this too.”
‘Hello Grandad! I love you!’ It was a video he never saw.’: Woman opens up about grief after losing both parents, explains ‘grief has no time limit’
“It’s a week I see in my head every day. Watching this person who made you, who you loved more than most, who knew you more than ANYONE, just wither in front of you.”
