What to do for someone who has had liver transplant: An interview with someone who’s been through it… Brief synopsis of the difficult life event that you experienced: In August 1997, I had a liver transplant followed by three weeks in the hospital and then three weeks of a difficult recovery that included learning to breathe, walk, and stand/sit up straight again. Your Story/The Circumstances: I had a liver disease for many years that...

What to do for a 30 something mom who delivers a stillborn baby in her second trimester An interview with someone who’s been through it… Please give a brief synopsis of the difficult life event that you experienced: My husband and I have lost four of our children in utero – one was a second trimester stillborn. Your Story/The Circumstances: My husband and I had endured three early first trimester losses and had had two...

Brief synopsis of the difficult life event that you experienced: I had breast cancer, and you’d think that wouldn’t be so shocking since about 1 in 8 women get it. But I was young (34 at the time of diagnosis), and the common perception back in 2004, when I found a lump in my left breast while washing in the shower, was that “young women don’t get breast cancer.” The OB/GYN who felt the lump after I’d discovered it told me I...

What to do for… a young mom whose newborn baby dies unexpectedly. In interview with someone who’s been through it: Brief synopsis of the difficult life event that you experienced: My first child died when he was just a few days old after a perfect pregnancy and delivery. Your Story/The Circumstances: It was only after his death that it was discovered he had a heart malformation.  It was so completely unexpected. Age at the...

What to do for… a mom whose son commits suicide. An interview with someone who’s been through it: My son committed suicide – He was 23. I was 47. My Story/The Circumstances: Ted had fought Crohn’s Disease and Depression his whole life, it seems.  In 2003, he had part of his colon removed and was, for the first time in memory, completely symptom free.  He went away to college and had a full year of healthy, happy...