HUMANS OF SURRENDER
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“My husband was given 3 months to live. He had already been through a lung transplant and was given 9 years to live prior this diagnosis,...

“When our family gathered, we all thought we were going to need a lawyer. In 1999, my family went through a stressful time. We had people...

"One of the lowest moments of my life was when my father passed away. I was 23 years old. My anger was a secondary expression of fear. I...

"My first baby daughter was shaking violently. She had convulsions in her right arm; she was born five months prematurely. I was scared...

“My husband cheated on me and married someone else, and it really hurt. I was raised in a Christian family. My parents did go to church...

“I grew up Catholic, going to mass a lot, but I didn't like it. I was just doing what my parents said. When I went to college I wanted to...

“Going into college, I was very broken. I came across like I had it all together, but I was far from that. Specifically, with feeling...

“The darkest time was in my first divorce. I didn’t realize her friend was also her boyfriend. We all lived together before I found out...

"We went to the local witch doctor to fill a void in my life, and it did not help. We went to the Buddhist temple and it did not help. We...

“I had been doing drugs and alcohol since the 7th grade. When I was 20 years old I was pretty steeped in cocaine. I was dealing cocaine...

"When I was a child, my parents sent me off to an orphanage. They did not want me. Many years later, I called my father just to say...

“After going through the divorce and dealing with some hard things with my older daughter, I finally came to realize that if I did not...

"In the fall of 2006, I was sexually assaulted by two different men within just a few hours of each other. At that time, I was a...

“When I was in eighth grade, my parents made the decision to start fostering. When they became foster parents, I did not yet realize the...

"I felt the most broken growing up. I was neglected from age 0-12. My parents partied a lot and drank all the time. I was put into the...

“My very lowest rock bottom point of my life was when they kicked my front door and put an AR15 to my wife’s face. Meth has always been...

“In the beginning, I could not even look at myself in the mirror. I used to think how I am prettier than others. The accident has changed...

"After the accident, my church built a home for us. Church members came to the pastor of The Refuge and told him they should help...

Caroline: “My mommy getting hurt made me feel sad. My mom looks beautiful. I helped my momma open string cheese.” Courtney: “She would...

"We were sitting at the campfire on our two-month wedding anniversary when I found myself in flames. When I got cold, he put gasoline on...