“I’ve been playing drums for about 10 years, and I plan on going to music school. I’m applying to Musicians Institute in California. I want to get my bachelor’s in music performance. With that, I’ll basically...
“I had my son when I was 20. I was a single mom trying to make it, working two jobs and going to school. Then I met my fiancé, and we got pregnant in 2013. “Everything...
“They said it was a prolapsed cord, when the umbilical cord goes into the birth canal before the baby. So she was pressing up against it, and that cut off her oxygen. “After her funeral and...
“Since my daughter was stillborn, I’ve become very vocal about the topic. I’ve had people reach out to me and ask if I can speak with someone who experienced something similar. “At first, I was tentative...
“Sometimes it gets really awkward, especially when someone asks how many kids you have and you’re not quite sure how to answer. Normally I say, well, I have my 7-year-old son and I have my daughter...
“MEND has this thing in October, which is Infant Awareness Loss Month, where they have a balloon release in memory of those who passed away. My fiancé actually proposed to me there. He wanted to incorporate...
“Biology is the life cycle. You know, wherever you look, it’s biology. You can do a lot with it, especially in science where we’re always innovating and creating things. That’s what I like about it. “We...
“I like interacting and socializing with others, but I wasn’t always this way. I used to be very introverted.” Why did you change? “One of my inspirations in life is to own a business. To do...
“When she was 11, she was in an auto-pedestrian accident while waiting for the bus. She died twice while in Life Flight, had a stroke and sustained a serious brain injury. “The doctors gave little hope...
“I was a school bus driver for more than 10 years. Driving, I had no problems. The hardest part was taking care of the kids behind me. Some of them, they get ants in their pants...
