Mental illness: those two words carry a lot of weight. When you read them, you may think of a homeless man, talking to himself, without control over his emotions or actions. And sometimes that depiction is accurate. Sadly, many of America’s homeless population suffers from some kind of mental illness. Over the years, I have […]

Mental illness: those two words carry a lot of weight. When you read them, you may think of a homeless man, talking to himself, without control over his emotions or actions. And sometimes that depiction is accurate. Sadly, many of America’s homeless population suffers from some kind of mental illness. Over the years, I have […]

A woman never quite knows what to expect when bringing a new child into the world. She can plan, and prep, and eat all the right foods, and do all the right things, but come delivery day, all bets are off. Chances are there will be something unexpected. But Kelly Smith never could have imagined […]

Most women experience something unexpected while they are expecting– but the majority of issues resolve themselves and most babies are born heathy and strong.  But the news Becky Kimball received at 20 weeks wasn’t anything she could have prepared herself for.  She learned the baby girl she was carrying had a heart defect called Hypoplastic […]

It wasn’t supposed to happen like this– none of it.  Melissa Jensen had plans.  A baby, especially one with complications, wasn’t in those plans.  But life had plans of its own.  And they started with a positive pregnancy test nearly one year ago. Melissa was told conceiving would be difficult, so she didn’t think an […]

Usually everything works out.  A couple tries for a baby, soon they’re pregnant, and nine months later, a perfect, healthy, beautiful baby enters the world, and a family is born.  But sometimes, the unexpected happens.  All of those plans and hopes and dreams are thrown off course by  a devastating turn of events.  And those […]