Alli Shapiro was diagnosed with cancer at 19. When her treatment made her gain weight, she dreamt up a fashion line for full figures

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A routine fetal scan ended with the words no parent ever wants to hear: "There’s
a problem." Three months later, writer Rowan Somerville’s daughter was born with esophageal atresia

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Carly has autism so severe she is unable to speak. When she learned how to type, her words took everyone’s breath away.

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Ellen DeGeneres helps Carly Fleischmann finds her voice even she cannot speak. By age two, Carly had been diagnosed with autism, developmental delay and oral-motor apraxia, a neurological condition preventing speech. At her girls' b'not mitzvah, Ellen Degeners delivered Carly's speech that took everyone's breath away

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Jennifer Ross underwent painful hormone injections and surgery to help another couple have kids. And that’s just the beginning ...

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Parenthood

Mother of three Carolyn Cross believes she was given a second chance at life for a reason

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My daughter's severe autism and how she found her voice

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