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What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here.  Today’s guest post is by Anonymous. I was an all-American, middle class, Christian girl who took all the “right” steps. I married a young aspiring minister that I met in Bible college. We read through the . . .

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here.  Today’s guest post is by Debbie Akers. Mitochondrial disease occurs when the body's mitochondria fail to function properly, creating an energy deficit. Each individual is affected differently, but . . .

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here.  Today’s guest post is by Arienne. I’m a normal teenage girl. I like pizza. I’ve had my heart broken by a boy. I spend too much time doing my hair. I’ve walked through the labyrinth of social nonsense . . .

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here.  Today’s guest post is by Adam Starks.  “I wake up in the morning, and I ask myself/ Is life worth living, or should I blast myself?” — Tupac, Changes With my recent revelation of suicidal . . .

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here.  Today’s guest post is by Anonymous. What I want you to know is this: having a typically developing child is a blessing that many many people take for granted. I know we did. That was BEFORE. This is . . .

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here.  Today’s guest post is by Nicole. The decision to host Ma (pronounced like the month of May) was mostly mine, so the responsibility for her and her care, I determined, was mostly mine as well. My husband . . .

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here.  Today’s guest post is by Amy Price. To My Clients, About Your Meds... Dear Esteemed Clients, This letter, although personalized, is for all students/consumers of Psychiatric medications. It is . . .

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here.  Today’s guest post is by Christie. I should know what to do. I should say or do or feel the right thing, that perfect mom-thing, that makes everything okay. From the moment those pink lines appeared on . . .

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here.  Today’s guest post is by Jenn Porter. My husband and I married young. I was 20 and he was 21. Then a year and a half later, we got the crazy idea that we should adopt an older child. So we did. Our . . .

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here.  Today’s guest post is by Bethany. Ah the joys of your first pregnancy. The excitement. Each new development is a new experience. The first positive test. The first announcement. The first ultrasound. The . . .