Is it time for a new book? Let me explain. Most of the people who blog about Infertility are in various stages of the waiting game: preparing for treatment; or cycle monitoring; or adoption red&hellip
Monthly Archives For August 2007
Can We Really Quantify Loss?
Death has been a little too familiar of late. On the same day my friend lost her brother my uncle passed away. A man in his mid-70s, I recall him mostly as shy and soft-spoken&hellip
Seeing the World Through Someone Else’s Eyes
Losing myself in someone else’s story is one of my favorite pastimes. I’ve been a big reader since I was old enough to make my own book selections at the library. My father would drop&hellip
How a Little Word (Mom) Used Often Enough Can Torment
It used to be a word I associated with warmth, goodness, band-aids lovingly applied and cookies. There was a time when I looked forward to a little one using it to address me (hopefully) with&hellip
Experimenting With More Than ‘No’ to That Question
Those of us with infertility simply dread the inevitable “do you have kids?” question. I don’t know about you but for me the ‘ice breaker’ normally elicits one of several instinctive responses: 1) makes me&hellip
Big Families: The New “Status Symbol”
Ah, just what society needed … the pursuit of yet another status symbol to separate out the “haves” from the “have nots.” I caught this ironic newsbrief in the Salt Lake Tribune (guilty as charged:&hellip
Pregnancy Viewed Through Different Filters
I read a post today called Infertility and fertile friends that spoke volumes to me. The post by B includes a metaphor that clubbed me over the head. About her fertile friends she wrote: “I&hellip
One Good Turn Deserves Another
There is nothing quite so satisfying as finding that you are helping to make a difference. I learned today that I’ve been singled out (as has my South African friend Karen) to receive a Courageous&hellip
Has Hell Frozen Over?
They said it wouldn’t happen. I didn’t see it coming. The odds makers had it down as a long shot. In the end “it” led to the bestowal of another “Act of Kindness Award.” What’s&hellip
Trying to Capture the Experience In a Different Form
I’ve been reluctant to post after sharing my short “film.” You can view it on YouTube. The images and music powerfully convey what I’ve experienced, what many of you have or continue to experience today.&hellip
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