Adapt: “To become adjusted to new conditions, to become habituated to change.” Adaptation: “The changes made by living systems in response to their environment.” Preface April 1975 “And the Prince’s guards…
Paul was born on a cold December night in 2004 and from the moment he was born, my heart was flooded with emotions that I never experienced before. I immediately understood what people…
Preface October 2004 “Your levels seem off. Even though there’s a heartbeat, we’re going to have to carefully monitor you. Come back each week and, by the end of the month,…
Preface June 1985 “Getting to know you, getting to know all about you. Getting to like you, getting to hope you like me”¦.. Haven’t you noticed, suddenly I’m bright and breezy?…
Hello this is Catherine Lees and I am going to tell you what is different about me. There is this syndrome called Epilepsy and that is what I have. Epilepsy is when you…
Hi – my name is Ryan Shimek. I am 12 years old and have a twin sister named Kaitlin. I have battled cancer. I was in the 2nd grade when it happened. I…
Preface March 1998 “Just think about how easy your life has been, ever since you met him. If I were you, I wouldn’t screw this one up, Meg!”My friend Cecilia had…
Preface February 1999 “I knew it!” I turned to my fiancé John’s first cousin Jamie, who I completely adored from the moment we were introduced. “What are you talking about?”…
“Do you want to play ninja turtles? This time you can be Rafael.”My three-year-old brother’s insatiable appetite for action struck once again, and here I was, presented with the highest honor in his…
I was the secret result of an affair. My father cheated on his wife with my mother and left us behind while he raised his real family. I think he was embarrassed for…
“A big life lesson that I have learned in the short time that I have been on this earth, is to not dwell. Find the silver lining in everything that happens to you,…
If you were able to go back in time and change one moment of your past, what would you choose? For many people, this question might seem a little silly, or it might…
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