INNER STRENGTH
A BEAUTIFUL REVELATION
I hated going out, where people inevitably stared. But when my 7-year-old niece asked me to attend a show at her summer camp, I pushed myself to go. As I took my seat, children looked at me curiously, and I decided to explain about my accident.
"Afterward, a little boy raised his hand. 'You're like a superhero,' he blurted. 'You are stronger than the bad thing that happened, just like my mom and her cancer.' My breath caught as I saw my scars in a different light.
"I have never cringed at my reflection again!" -LORI HURST, 53, FARGO, ND
SIGNS
A FUR-EVER FRIEND
"When we had to put our beloved black Lab, Sheena, to sleep after she could no longer stand and was suffering, it truly broke my heart.
This story is from the August 26, 2024 edition of First for Women.
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