Wow! This week's Free Stuff Friday was a lot of fun. Thank you to everyone who entered this fun giveaway and shared their stories with us. If you are a lucky winner this week you can expect to receive an email with further instructions on Monday. Here are the lucky winners...

Have you been diagnosed with a medical condition that makes wearing a medical alert bracelet or necklace a necessity? Perhaps you know someone who should be wearing a medical ID, but they don't because they thought all medical ID's were ugly. That's where Lauren's Hope Medical ID comes in. Lauren's Hope creates fashionable medical ID jewelry that looks great and is there when you need it most.

“I look in the mirror and wonder how I can be so ill and yet not look ill. I look in the mirror and say, ‘you may be ill girl, but that’s not going to stop me today.’ ”

On Monday, January 2, the unthinkable happened.

Ammaria Johnson, a seven-year-old first grader at Hopkins Elementary School in Chesterfield County, Virginia, died at school after suffering an allergic reaction to a peanut product. The school was instructed to give Ammaria Benadryl in case of an emergency - a second-best backup plan since the school refused to keep the girl’s EpiPen in the nurse’s office, despite her mother’s request.

If your child has been diagnosed with a food allergy, you know all too well that the difference between life and death lies in a matter of moments – and if you’ve ever seen your child experience an anaphylactic reaction, you know that epinephrine is absolutely crucial in determining the outcome.

On December first, the FDA issued a new set of guidelines for developing an artificial pancreas – a device that is considered to be the biggest advance in diabetes treatment since the discovery of insulin.

“Merry Christmas!” and “Happy holidays!” often carry connotations of cheeriness and joy. But sometimes, the holidays just aren’t as pleasant as these well-meaning season’s greetings imply. Dealing with all the stress that accompanies holiday parties, shopping, cooking and other preparations can take a serious toll on your wellbeing, and, if left unacknowledged, can lead to more serious problems like depression. As you prepare to face this holiday season, don’t neglect your psychological health. We borrowed a few handy tips from the Mayo Clinic  and the Huffington Post to get you started on the path to a merrier, happier holiday.

Leslie Snell-VanAnda has been through a lot in the past ten years.

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It’s one a.m. and you’re standing in a line that wraps all the way around the outside of that pricey department store. It feels like it’s about twenty degrees, and you’re silently willing the line to move faster, just hoping that by the time you make it into the store that one really cool item that you just have to have for that certain someone is still in stock.