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A full day later, after she had been airlifted to a second hospital, doctors realized she'd had a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) - a tear in a blood vessel of the heart that's a common cause of heart attack in pregnant and postpartum women. Health "I was always so active" Megan Corbin, 31, CRESCENT CITY, CA In July 2020, a day after teaching an online fitness class with her usual energy, dancer Megan Corbin woke up with pain in her chest. CHANGE OF HEART: Two months after her heart attack, Megan made one of her dreams a reality: She opened a dance studio in her small town. [Extracted from the article]

Mike and Judy Sullivan DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA When Mike, 73, was growing up, "my dad made any toys I got for Christmas", he says. Mona Gunn VIRGINIA BEACH, VA On a brisk December day in 2014, Mona, 70, watched tearfully as trucks of fresh evergreen wreaths rolled into Arlington National Cemetery. Erin Schulte VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA About 10,000 holiday cards will drift like snow through Erin's house this winter, yet their seasonal greetings aren't meant for her. [Extracted from the article]

Hello FINDING JOY …to my high school boyfriend, who provided a place to stay while my dad was sick. It turned out a friend of his had seen my tire pop and called this mechanic to find me and swap out my tire. I was too big to change a tire myself, and we wouldn't have money to pay for a new tire until payday, three days away. [Extracted from the article]

From left: Krista, Andrea, and Erika at Erika's wedding in 2010. Hello When it came to opening the bakery, Khamla (right) told her sister Chan (left), "If our parents came here with six kids, not speaking the language, having no money, we can do this." Erika Ellis, Krista Cumberland, Andrea Ortiz CHENEY, WA; SPOKANE, WA; WHITTIER, CA From the start, the path to motherhood was fraught for Erika, now 35. [Extracted from the article]

Months after a thriving Liam came home, Nicole couldn't stop thinking about life in the NICU. "It also sends the message 'Someone is aware of my situation and how difficult it is.'" So far, Nicole's nonprofit, Nestled in the NICU, has donated more than 200 bags to local hospitals. "For moms in the NICU, this stuff is beneficial", Nicole says. [Extracted from the article]

Sometimes she'll lie on top of Sydnee, providing deep-pressure therapy that stimulates blood flow and helps Sydnee recover more quickly. Sydnee Geril & Tulsa OCALA, FL I remember one day I was crying because I was so fed up with being in the hospital", says 26-year-old Sydnee, who was diagnosed with the rare bone cancer Ewing's sarcoma shortly after she graduated from college. Chemotherapy made her prone to passing out, so she quickly switched gears from training Tulsa as a therapy dog to training her as a service dog. [Extracted from the article]

Bullies at school set up an Instagram account to mock him, posting videos of Brandon with cruel captions like Nobody is ever going to love this ugly midget. In 2018, Brandon, now 21 and a public speaker, helped Virginia state legislators pass a law requiring all public schools to teach empathy and emotional intelligence as part of their curricula. The Positive Thinker Molly Luppino PHILADELPHIA After special education teacher Molly, 27, learned that she had a brain tumor, she cried herself to sleep every night. [Extracted from the article]

The king: Greg Dabice, a student straitlaced Janet knew mostly from his reputation for hosting Animal House - style frat parties for 300-plus people. Dennis and Karen Vinar NORTHFIELD, MN In high school, Dennis was always late for football practice so he could walk his girlfriend, Karen, home. Linh Trinh and Alyssa Kayhill BROOKLYN, NY When COVID-19 hit New York City in early March, the patient count soared at the Brooklyn hospital where Alyssa, 31, worked as a registered nurse. [Extracted from the article]

Hello Her "second chance" baby was born on Christmas Day Jessica Trousdale DITTMER, MO Jessica, 25, lay in a hospital bed, trying to keep her unborn child from arriving too soon. Jessica didn't even realize it was Christmas morning until some time later. A Christmas road trip united four siblings The Middleton Family MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ Sonya, 48, had been a single foster parent for six years when she took in two sisters, Yazzmine, then 13, and Ahdina, then 6, in 2017. [Extracted from the article]

The article informs that Annette Adams who had been adopted as a child, had mailed a test tube of her saliva to the DNA testing company 23andMe because she wanted to know her genetic risk for diseases like Parkinson's and breast cancer. It informs that she found her long-lost family in a home DNA tests. It also mentions that to identify relatives, the companies compare DNA to that of everyone else in their database.

The article offers information on women who are involved in helping their communities thrive. It mentions information on Dustie Gregson from Asheboro City in North Carolina, who purchased forgotten old buildings and giving it new life. It present information on Stefanie Wilbur from Orwell in Vermont, who created programs eligible elementary schoolers participate, including kids with physical or behavioral challenges.

The article reports that addiction to opioids and other drugs separates parents from children, foster families with unique qualifications have made room in their homes.

The article presents personal narratives in which authors discuss how they revived long-last friendship, reconciliation with mother and how they forgive their loved ones.

The article provides suggestions from three women who made their dreams come true despite the cost. Topics discussed include advice from Tasha Kornegay on buying a farmhouse, how Kathryn Bingham, chief executive officer of consulting firm Leadistics, finished her college degree, and money saving tips from Laura Pitcher so she and her husband-to-be, David, can afford to travel.

The article focuses on the success of women in their advocacies through technology. The elder care offered by the Favor app from the technology firm of Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins is explored. The partnership of Malika Saada Saar with technology firm Google Inc. on the social media campaign to change the way people talked about child sexual abuse is described. The admission of teenage girls into computer programming classes through the scholarship program created by model Karlie Kloss is also cited.

The article focuses on the success of Jeanette J. Epps in her career as an astronaut for the government agency National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) in the U.S. Epps' achievement as the first African American woman to become a member of the expedition crew aboard the International Space Station is explored. Her determination to become an astronaut from studiying in aerospace engineering to being accepted into the class of astronauts at NASA is also mentioned.

A personal narrative is presented which explores author's experience of celebrating her birthday by sticking a gift card at friend's door, by delivering bouquets of flowers to the patients and offering doughnuts to people.