Paralyzed at 13, Painter Learned to Hold Brush in Her Mouth, Leading to a Beautiful Business Venture with Her Sister (Exclusive)

“I can’t draw a straight line with my mouth, so it was very frustrating,” the English painter, now 26, tells PEOPLE. “The control is a lot harder, but it does just take practice.” Her mother and sister Olivia, a 24-year-old ceramicist, encouraged Emily to paint at their home in Hertfordshire, a county north of London. The family felt the process of making art would be good for Emily’s mind, but she became bored and discouraged when working on blank pages.

Parents Are So Stressed that It's Become a 'Serious Public Health Concern', Surgeon General Says

Stock image of a stressed-out parent.Photo:Getty Getty The U.S. Surgeon General has issued anadvisoryon the wellbeing of parents, saying “addressingparental mental healthconditions, and importantly the underlying stressors and causes, is critical for the well-being of children and society.” Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, a father of two, also penned an opinion piece for theNew York Timeson his own experiences with parental stress, sharing, “The joys are indeed abundant, but as fulfilling as parenting has been, the truth is it has also been more stressful than any job I’ve had.

Parents Dead After Being Hit by Car in Front of 7-Year-Old Daughter, Who Was Only a ‘Few Feet Away’

Yanique Pierre and Ronald Jean-Baptiste, who were killed while trying to cross a roadway in Florida on Aug. 9, 2024.Photo:Rodnicha Jean Baptiste/GoFundMe Rodnicha Jean Baptiste/GoFundMe The crash occurred at the intersection of South Florida Avenue and Imperial Boulevard shortly before 11 p.m. local time, per officials. The girl, who was just “a few feet away” from her parents at the time, was not physically injured. Despite receiving life-saving measures from first-responders, the couple was pronounced dead at the scene.

Parents Find Creative Solution After Their 6'7" Son Struggles to Fit into Freshman Dorm Bed (Exclusive)

Lyndsey Stamper and her son Hank.Photo:Courtesy of Lyndsey Stamper (2) Courtesy of Lyndsey Stamper (2) When Lyndsey Stamper and her son Hank went on college visits, she would always have him try out the beds to see if he would fit. However, Hank, who is 6'7" and 230 lbs., never did. So, when the 18-year-old decided to commit to playing baseball at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, the family knew they needed to check how he’d fit into his bed there.

Parents Hit with Nearly $300,000 Bill After Their 2-Year-Old Needed Antivenom for a Snake Bite

Stock image of a rattlesnake.Photo:Getty Getty Brigland Pfeffer was playing with his siblings in their San Diego backyard when he ran up to his mother, Lindsay, to show heran injuryon his right hand. Stock image of a rattlesnake.CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty By the time the family arrived to Palomar Medical Center Escondido via ambulance, the two-year-old’s hand was swollen and purple. When attempts to deliver antivenom intravenously failed, Brigland was given the antivenom Anavip, administered directly into his blood marrow, as the swelling spread to his armpit.