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I used a dating app to meet millionaires. I got to travel the world, get fancy gifts, and learn a lot from my relationships.

Amber Lucas said she had an amazing time seeing the sights of Europe without having to worry about the...

Our son got a stiff neck and headache after swimming on vacation. Seven days later he was dead; he’d been infected by a brain-eating...

Jordan Smelski and his mother, Shelly Smelski. Courtesy of Steve and Shelly Smelski A few days after swimming while...

I spent 4 years cycling around the world. It made me realize that travel is not about the destination.

Courtesy of Adorjan Illes Adorjan Illes spent four years traveling around the world on his bicycle. He said...

I’m a DACA recipient who started writing poetry as a way to cope with trauma. Now, I help undocumented poets achieve their dreams of...

Poet and co-founder of Undocupoets, Marcelo CastilloYolanda Herrejon Marcelo Hernandez Castillo is a poet and DACA recipient who immigrated...

My son with mental illness was shot dead by police. Here’s what has to change so other moms can protect their kids.

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Taun Hall, the mother of Miles Hall, who was...

I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 8 months pregnant. I had a C-section before my due date so I could start chemo.

Jennifer Deus had no idea she had breast cancer when she had her baby shower. Courtesy of Jennifer Deus...

I had cancer at 6 years old and was in treatment for 2 years. Now, I work in the same oncology unit that saved...

Laura Shinn is a nurse at Children's Hospital New Orleans. Courtesy Laura Shinn Laura Shinn was diagnosed with embryonal...

My brother was murdered by Jeffrey Dahmer. Here’s what it was like watching the Netflix show that recreated the emotional statement I gave in...

Left: Rita Isbell delivering a victim impact statement at Jeffrey Dahmer's sentencing in 1992. Right: Rita Isbell in...

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