Sarah Biren
Freelance Writer
A 28-year-old man died suddenly four months after his wedding day. Up until then, Jeanluke Galea Duca seemed healthy; he was active and didn’t smoke. He was working from home that morning when his wife, Rebecca, tried to contact him. After no response, she went home to check on him with his father and found […]
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Mastectomies are breast-removal surgeries used to treat breast cancer. For many patients, it’s followed by breast reconstruction surgery. [1] However, some skip the second procedure and “go flat”. That’s what Shay Sharpe decided at age 36 during her second round of breast cancer. During her first bout at age 26, she underwent a double mastectomy […]
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Fifteen years ago, six-year-old Zachary drowned in his family’s backyard pool. His mother, Karen Cohn, still grieves the horrific death, as she writes on HuffPost, “Each traumatic detail is etched into my memory ― the chlorine scent, the reflection of the late afternoon sun on the pool, the sweaty humidity, the piercing screams. The chaos […]
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Just before Zy Zarazua turned two, he got sick with fevers and began limping. His parents took him to the doctor to get tested for infections but learned he had a broken femur. But further tests led to a cancer diagnosis of stage four high-risk neuroblastoma. “They started explaining that in the CT scan they […]
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It’s another devastating battle over life support. After seventeen-year-old Treasure Perry suffered from a severe allergic reaction and asthma attack, she was pronounced brain dead. Despite this, Treasure’s mother, Angela Kosarue, didn’t want to give up. The doctors at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis wanted to remove her daughter from life support and she […]
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If you walk into a home hardware store or scroll through an online shop, you might feel overwhelmed by seemingly endless types of kitchen tools. At this point, there seems to be a gadget for almost every kind of cooking-related activity. For example, you can buy your own corn-on-the-cob peeler, avocado corer and slicer, strawberry […]
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Blood is thicker than water but families need more than blood to stick together. They need to maintain their bonds with each other; they need communication, love, and trust. However, sometimes families can be driven apart by insidious secrets and conflicts. Many relationships have been destroyed because of a will, particularly because of money. The […]
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A hole can appear in clothing from time to time. But don’t toss them just yet. You can save your favorite outfits even if you don’t know how to sew. In fact, even if you can sew, you might want to opt for this method for little holes since it avoids the risk of knobby […]
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Parents want the best for their kids, but so many parenting methods contradict. That’s how some parents with the best intentions may make mistakes with their kids. That’s what happened when one single dad took to Reddit to ask: “Was I wrong to cut my daughter’s hair?” Parents give out empty threats all the time, even though […]
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I’m too busy, I don’t have time, it’s not Spring yet, holidays are around the corner… How many reasons have you come up with avoid cleaning the clutter over the years? It is amazing what we can get used to living in. You store this, you hide that, you forget about this, you ignore that… […]
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A father from Idaho is asking for parents to teach their kids about bullying. His seven-year-old son, Jackson, became a target due to a rare medical condition that disfigured his face. Despite his school’s efforts to stop the bullies, Jackson has spoken about his thoughts of suicide. In 2017, Dan Bezzant opened up about the […]
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A mother on TikTok went viral for opening a discussion about grandparents and boundaries. It began with Lisa Pontius posting a video where she danced to “The Joke Is On You” by Niki Watkins with the captions: “Boomers raising us with ‘my house, my rules’.” Then: “Boomers being mad when we set boundaries as adults.” […]
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