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My son had seizures every day, and we worried about his future. A brain implant changed his life.
Liz Bronson's son had seizures multiple times a day and medication didn't help. A brain implant hel…
Kelly Burch
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A millennial couple who grew their net worth from less than $100K to over $800K share the 'house-hacking' strategy that made it possible
A New Hampshire-based couple wants to retire by age 35 and become full-time parents. A house-hackin…
Jacob Zinkula
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I was born a tiny preemie, weighing only 3 pounds. I was a miracle baby, but I feel guilty for what my parents went through.
I was born premature, weighing only 3 lbs. As a miracle baby, I feel guilty for my traumatic birth …
Miranda Ferrante
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When I got married, I didn't take my husband's last name. That all changed when we had a baby.
I didn't take my husband's last name when we got married because it didn't feel like myself. Now we…
Maddie Cohen
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I changed my first and last name after having kids. The paperwork was complicated.
I went by my middle name and my husband's last name socially, but didn't change my name legally unt…
Elliott Harrell
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I had a placental abruption at 35 weeks. My midwife was on a glacier in Alaska.
She had placenta abruption at 35 weeks. Her daughter was delivered safely and spent a week in the N…
Chaunie Brusie
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I got divorced and lost my job at the height of my success. After moving back in with my mom, I regained my self-worth.
Ayan Said's marriage crumbled after 20 years with her partner. Right after her divorce was finalize…
Ayan Said
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I gave birth to my daughter in Japan. My husband and I loved living there, but she needed better healthcare, so I moved back to the US.
We moved to Japan for my husband's job, but when my daughter was born with spina bifida, I moved ba…
Katie Spence
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I was told to expect little success breastfeeding my baby with Down syndrome. I'm glad I ignored the advice.
My baby has Down syndrome, and a neonatologist suggested I skip breastfeeding. I hired a lactation …
Emily L. Kendall
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My baby was born at 27 weeks and spent 73 days in the hospital. He's now a curious toddler.
When Megan Beake's baby was born 13 weeks early, he weighed only 2 pounds, 5 ounces. He is now a ra…
Gabriella Ferlita
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Being an identical twin was suffocating, but living apart showed me how much I needed my sister
Being an identical twin was stifling as a kid forging an individual identity. But being separated f…
Kate Brayden
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I moved to the middle of Canada, where the affordable healthcare is great, but the closest city is 2 hours away and I can't find anything cheap on Amazon
Leslie Redmond, 37, says Canada is great even if it isn't the paradise Americans envision. She stil…
Jordan Pandy
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My son and I both were diagnosed with a rare tumor disorder. I'm showing him how strong he can be.
The author shares how her diagnosis of neurofibromatosis allows her to understand what her son is g…
Kelly Burch
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An influencer had a brain aneurysm rupture while 9 months pregnant. Now she's in a medically-induced coma after having brain surgery and a C-section at the same time.
Jackie Miller James was nine months pregnant when she had an aneurysm rupture in her brain.The newb…
Conz Preti
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I got pregnant with twins when I was already pregnant. I gave birth to superfetation triplets conceived one week apart.
Superfetation pregnancy is rare. In Deonna Fletcher's case, she got pregnant with twins while pregn…
Jane Ridley
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Priyanka Chopra says she and Nick Jonas decided to have their baby via surrogate because she had 'medical complications': 'This was a necessary step'
In a cover story for British Vogue, Chopra Jonas opened up about motherhood, her daughter's prematu…
Olivia Singh
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I worried about my twins starting kindergarten, so I held them back a year. Turns out, it was exactly what they needed.
The author says she felt her twins needed another year of preschool before moving into kindergarten…
Megan Thompson
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I was in the hospital trying to avoid going into labor when I met 2 women going through the same. Now we, and our kids, are close friends.
The author shares how she met two women with the same condition at the hospital. Now they are close…
Alexis Jones
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Meghan Trainor opens up about her PTSD diagnosis after the 'traumatic' birth of her son in her new book, report says
According to People, Meghan Trainor said being left alone to be sewn up after giving birth to her s…
Maria Noyen
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I started having contractions at 26 weeks and felt like something was wrong with my baby. My baby had a fetal neck mass and the doctors saved her life.
My daughter had a fetal neck mass. My unborn daughter had her upper airway blocked. Doctors deliver…