By Cynthia Spillman The day that totally tore my life to shreds started out like any other day. It was November 20, 1987, and I was taking my five-year-old son Anthony and my seven-year-old daughter Samantha to school. The children were laughing in the back of the car. I slowed down to turn right […]
By Kim Smith I’m one very lucky lady to have survived sepsis, but I became a quadruple amputee because of it and I’ve been left with post-sepsis syndrome which causes daily struggles too. In November 2017, I was on holiday in Spain and started getting pain in my left side kidney area. I suspected […]
by Blair Leggatt I started writing on my blog on the anniversary week of my mother’s passing. Terri was one tough lady who always spoke her mind. She was a small-town girl from Swan River, Manitoba and spent time in foster homes as a child. She married young, had three wonderful boys (and the […]
by John Hermle In 2004, when I was 16 years old, I watched my grandmother die in the hospital alongside my other family members. I didn’t realize until years later, but this was a jumping-off point for when my mental health began to decline. I became a lot more introverted and reserved than I […]
by Shandi Pace Debbie Hampton has dealt with depression her whole life. Like most growing up during the 1960s and 70s, her family wasn’t very open about discussing their feelings. Naturally, this became a problem as she had zero coping skills moving from adolescence to adulthood. Unfortunately, Debbie also had several family members who […]
by Shandi Pace Nearly 50% of young adults in the United Kingdom have experienced depression since the pandemic began. During the lockdown in the U.K., Harrison Read slipped into a depressive state. Unsure of if he could break out of his depression, he turned to cycling as a way to get him moving. Before the […]
by Shandi Pace Leonard Kim endured a troubling family life at a young age, which led to professional and personal setbacks throughout his career. He lived with his grandparents for most of his childhood until his grandfather passed away. Leonard’s life with them was full of love, but he became confused after his grandfather’s […]
