Gerry
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Chemotherapy is no fun: we knew it wouldn’t be, but we weren’t prepared for what was coming. It was mom’s first round for breast cancer, and she was prepared for it. On her third day after the first treatment … she still felt great. She was tired, perhaps, but we still went wig shopping for […]
Tressa, Chloe, and Luke
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Bruises everywhere. Central line heart surgery. Silent cries and hoarse voices from intubation.
Pam & Louise
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A sandwich can become a time bomb…
Michael and Stephanie
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How could it be me… How did this happen?
Laureen
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Everything seemed normal, so back home I went. I awoke after a restless night and my cramps had worsened.
Julie
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All he could tell me was that as long as she was alive, we still had hope.
Elizabeth Y
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I felt relieved that he had made it through the danger and was now safe in my arms. Soon, though, we began to notice that things were not quite right.
Edward
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In the summer of 1975 I was eagerly awaiting the birth of our first child…
Allison
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“Why can’t I see my baby!!?”
I asked my husband. I had no idea what was going to happen.