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    Mom story: I'm fighting for both my sons to live

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on May 16, 2013
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    Jenn McNary, mom of six, started an online campaign to plea for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to quickly approve a...
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    Moms who give back: Meet Susan Polis Schutz

    By Maria Mora on Apr 25, 2013
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    Meet a woman who has continually reinvented herself while juggling parenting and her career. Susan Polis Schutz followed her dreams...
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    Mom story: My son has Tourette syndrome

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Apr 25, 2013
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    Lisa Bachman’s 15-year-old son, Justin, has Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder that causes his body to make strange...
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    Mom story: I started SuperSibs!

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Apr 11, 2013
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    Melanie Goldish of Duluth, Minnesota, knows what it’s like to worry about a child battling cancer — and she knows what it’s like to...
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    Mom story: I’m Taco Mama

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Mar 21, 2013
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    When you love to cook, you’ve tackled catering and you crave flexible hours, what’s the next step? For Kerry Hubbard, 43, of...
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    Mom story: I’m a reality show star

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Mar 7, 2013
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    The world has watched Emily Maynard look for love on ABC’s The Bachelor and The Bachelorette , but despite the highs and lows...
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    Mom story: I have post-traumatic stress disorder

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Feb 28, 2013
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    Haunted by memories of childhood abuse and trauma, Rachel Hope, 41, of Los Angeles, was determined to find help for her...
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    Mom story: My daughter died from inhaling helium

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Feb 7, 2013
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    On Feb. 18, 2012, Lori Earp’s 14-year-old daughter, Ashley Long, of Eagle Point, Oregon, went to a party with her girlfriends. What...
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    Mom story: My daughter has robotic arms

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Jan 24, 2013
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    Megan Lavelle’s determined to raise two strong and healthy daughters, Molly, 6, and Emma, 4. But for Emma, physical strength was...
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    Mom story: I used to be deaf

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Jan 17, 2013
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    For Sarah Churman, being legally deaf was all she knew for 29 years until a surgical implant gave her the gift of hearing. Her...
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    Mom story: I’m a TV host

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Jan 10, 2013
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    McKenzie Westmore hosts Syfy’s hit reality competition show, Face Off , featuring special effects makeup artists competing in...
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    Mom story: I’m a single mom with cancer

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Jan 3, 2013
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    Being a single parent is challenging enough, but when chemotherapy is part of the mix, it’s easy to reach a breaking point....
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    Mom story: I had a miracle baby

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Dec 21, 2012
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    Jennifer Hartzog, 31, of Mebane, North Carolina, knew she might never have kids when her kidney transplant failed three months after...
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    Mom story: I went from welfare to life coaching

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Dec 13, 2012
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    After enduring poverty and loss, Cynthia Occelli’s life experience helped her create practical approaches to success. Feeling...
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    Mom story: I had thyroid cancer

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Dec 6, 2012
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    Two years ago Amber Skipper, then 28, of Westfield, Indiana, thought she had it all raising her two little girls, with her loving...
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    Mom story: My kids have life-threatening food allergies

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Nov 29, 2012
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    Jackie Ourman, 37, of Irvington, New York, is raising three boys — two with life-threatening food allergies — all while studying the...
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    Mom story: My daughter has cerebral palsy

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Nov 22, 2012
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    Lisa Viele, 39, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, talks about juggling life with three kids — one with cerebral palsy — and making...
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    Mom story: I started BollyFit, Inc.

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Nov 15, 2012
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    When Anuja Rajendra started BollyFit, Inc., she knew it was more than a fad. The mom of two boys, ages 7 and 6, shares how she’s...
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    Mom story: I had 5 kids in 6-1/2 years

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Nov 8, 2012
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    Most moms’ first inclination after having five kids back-to-back probably isn’t “Hmmm, I think I’ll start a business,” but that’s...
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    Mom story: I left Hollywood to help sick kids

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Oct 25, 2012
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    After realizing that she wanted to help families with critically ill children, Paula DuPre’ Pesmen, 50, quit her job as an associate...
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    Mom story: I invented a one-of-a-kind product

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Oct 11, 2012
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    When Talia Bahr Goldfarb, 39, of St. Louis, Missouri, couldn’t find a belt easy for her then-toddler son to fasten, she and her...