If You Ever Did Write Anything About Me, I’d Want it to be About Love

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When a former love puts Conner Habib in the hospital, he is left reeling with questions of abuse, betrayal, and a shattered heart.

“I cried like a baby for three months as my son fought for his life in a St. Louis Children’s Hospital.”

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This is a comment by Josh Magill on the post “Parents, This is Our Edict”.

Getting Started

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A Young Man’s First Job When spring came in my freshman year of college I had to do something I had never done, get a job. Because of my mother developed a heart problem the family upholstery business and tobacco growing had been stopped with my dad selling (although it’s called renting) the growing rights [...]

Thank God It’s Autism

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My mind goes to the dark places I work so hard to fight against: tumor, cancer, six months to live, eight months, eight years …

“He just fastened the snaps on the left shoulder of my gown for me. Like a blond angel in green scrubs sent from some heavenly place.”

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This comment was from Leia on the post “How to Deal With a Psycho Bitch from Hell.” A post filled with many an angry comment, but then, some comments filled with…grace.

Brokeback Bethlehem

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When you’re a parent, a Christmas miracle isn’t something you pray for—it’s something you pray you never need.

Under Pressure: Changing My Lifestyle

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Niel Vuolo on the head injury that may have indirectly saved his life.

52 Days in NICU: A Father and his Son

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Mark Brislin shares the story of his son in hopes that other dads of preemies won’t feel so alone.

Guts

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Seth Dombach looks fine, but he has suffered since birth with nearly constant pain from Short Bowel Syndrome.

“Both our kids’ births were kind of traumatic for both of us.”

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Tamen shares the traumatic and hopeful story of the births of his children.

“The men and women who sit by their partners side at the hospital are the special ones.”

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This is a comment by Archy on the post “Can You Ever Really Make a Woman Feel Special?”

The Morning After

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Evan Meck woke in terrible pain, sure something was very wrong.

The Joy in Tracheotomy: Lisa Hickey’s Absence

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Lisa Hickey, CEO of the Good Men Project, talks about her recent adventures with Lyme Disease and what a forced leave of absence has taught her.

Cancer: 8/18

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Survivors wanted: men’s stories of cancer.

“I was watching my wife bleed out, wondering if I would be raising this tiny person on my own.”

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This is a comment by Adam on the post “Why Men Have Trouble with Initmacy”.

Perchance to Dream: My First Colonoscopy

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Don’t worry, Geoffrey Philp says. His first colonoscopy was like a day at the beach.