Motherhood

Strength Stories

Read the stories shared by people around the world who wear and share Traveling Pendants.

Pendant #1,008 – Keep Going

When I was 5 months pregnant with my 2nd baby I unexpectedly found out I had triple negative breast cancer that had spread to my liver, lungs, bones and brain. I unfortunately had to terminate...

Pendant #521 – Transition

My story… it would take me weeks, if not longer to articulate my entire life’s story. Currently, I am in a transition period, trying to figure out my next steps as a mom and woman looking to...

Pendant #8 – What Would Carson Do?

Carson came into this world on April 25, 2005 and left us on April 14, 2023. Weeks before his 18th birthday and a month before his High School graduation. Carson gave a hard fought battle to an...

Pendant #529 – Thank God Every Day

10 years ago, I told that it would be impossible to get pregnant on my own -- I was diagnosed with infertility and told that fertility treatments were our only option if we hoped to one day...

Pendant #521 – Strength Through Divorce

It's becoming harder to spend the Christmas holiday season without my daughter. Sharing a child with another person is very challenging and doesn't feel like it ever gets easier. Cierra

Pendant #927 – Incredible Gift

My best friend gave me this pendant and when she did, I just cried and cried. What an incredible gift to come at just the perfect time. I miscarried in the second trimester. It is our first...

Pendant #260 – Connection is Everything

I received my traveling pendant in 2017 during a cancer scare. This pendant brought me strength and hope in a difficult time. The weight of this pendant around my neck was a beautiful reminder...

Pendant #983 – A Woman’s Will

This pendant was given to me by my future Mother In Law as I start my journey with Stage 4 colon cancer. I am 52, mother of two and grandmother of 2. I was diagnosed with colon cancer after...

Pendant #721 – Life after Loss

A family member gave me this pendant in November of 2020, a few weeks after I had a miscarriage. We had two healthy children, and never imagined we'd lose a baby. I went in for my first...

Pendant #306 – Everything Will Be Ok

I received pendant 306 from my husband a few years ago. To be honest, I wasn't really going through anything (or at least wasn't aware I was at the time) and my husband purchased it to support...

Pendant #770 – Empty Nest

The last of my 4 children left for college, and I just couldn't pick myself up off the floor.  I wasn't prepared for the sadness and emptiness I felt.  I've been a mom, with kids at home for 26...

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