Brooks’ Story
My wife and I are expecting our first child in February. We are both registered nurses. I have watched my wife work the night shift in emergency medicine through this entire pregnancy.
Brittany’s Story
When I was pregnant with my third child, I was working full-time as a nurse, doing everything I could to prepare for the moment I’d meet my baby.
Jenny’s Story
When I was pregnant with my daughter, 5 years ago, I did not have access to paid medical leave. I had just started a new job at a public library about a month before I found out I was pregnant.
Sherri’s Story
My husband was hospitalized with a heart attack and diabetes. It was so stressful. He almost died and while working I had to take care of him and all the insurance stuff he needed.
Cecelia’s Story
Two years ago, November through January my daughter was critically ill and hospitalized in St. Louis. My daughter died on a Saturday and Monday my FMLA ended.
Mel’s Story
Unpaid leave was without a doubt the most stressful part of being a new parent—and neither of my kids slept through the night in the first 1.5 years. I knew every day I wasn’t getting paid was going to make it harder for longer.
Share Your Story
Do you have a story about how having access to paid family and medical leave helped you? Or how you were unable to take paid leave when you needed? Tell us your story so that we may share to others why paid leave is important.