“My junior year of high school, I got in a car accident. I ended up breaking my back, which resulted with me being in a wheelchair. After that, sports fell to the wayside. In college, the only workout I got was going to and from class. There was a lack of fitness. I was never […]

“We moved to Beirut in 1969, and lived there for 15 years. I led the life of my dreams in Beirut until the Civil War began in 1975. I had a very unhealthy love of the city. Every time we felt like we wanted to leave, we found a way to be lured back and […]

“Growing up I was a really active kid. My dad’s number one rule was if it’s nice outside, you shouldn’t be inside. We were always outside doing something. I had a very active lifestyle, but then my parents got divorced when I was 14. In a 2 year span, my parents divorced, we moved, I […]

“My mom had me when she was 18, and my father was never around. I grew up in this weird bar/alcoholic scene until I was like 7. We moved around a lot. I’ve been to 9 different schools; 4 different high schools. Every time I moved, I got to play a different person in society. […]

“Landon was born in February of 2011. When he was just a couple of months old, I kept saying to his pediatrician that I didn’t think he was using his right arm like he was using his left arm. When they’re babies, it’s hard to tell, because they’re so floppy. Then, when he was 5 […]

“We met 3 years ago in August, just a few months after both of us had come out. We started spending more time together, and feelings grew. We’ve been together ever since. Prior to coming out, we both went through depression because we weren’t able to be who we wanted to be. We were both […]

“In 2012, I was supposed to have a doctor’s appointment, but I pushed it off. I thought I was fine. I was only 38. During the summer, I had noticed some changes in my breast, but I didn’t think it was a big deal. But then, I was getting dressed, and one of my kids […]

“I’m a person that has a very naturally sunny disposition. I think there are many times in life when you have that cheery disposition, where things happen or people interact with you in a way that makes you not want to be that way anymore. I went through a long period of growth during college […]

“Shortly after high school, I started bartending, and from day 1, my life went downhill. I was drinking all the time, staying up way too late, picking up bad habits, and was very unhealthy. This went on for 7 years. There was a point where not only was my health terrible, but I was homeless […]

“My husband, and the youngest of my 3 sons, both have dyslexia. I knew my husband had it, but I didn’t know it was hereditary. My first 2 kids had no issues and were good students, but my youngest son struggled even in 4 year old kindergarten. I became his biggest advocate, and that’s what […]