*Who have never stepped foot in a doctor’s office to discuss why they are having trouble conceiving
It’s not easy to explain why the question, “do you have children?,” can cut like a knife. With that in mind, I wrote a guest column, Infertility: Amid the Silent Sorority. It first ran on a site called CurrentMom.
Perhaps this perspective can provide a starting point …
September 6, 2009 3:09 pm
Pam, that was so beautifully written it brought tears to my eyes!
September 7, 2009 2:34 am
beautifully written, deeply touching. You do a great job at unraveling all the stages of the process to discover we are facing serious trouble trying to do what is so natural to others.
September 7, 2009 6:36 pm
I could have written that myself – if could write as beautifully as you do. I want to give that article to all my friends with kids, to try to make them understand.
September 8, 2009 9:07 am
Hey PJ
Lovely to hear from you. I miss reading your blog. Thanks for once again making a rough road a little smoother for those travelling behind.
take care lovely lady
B
September 8, 2009 5:46 pm
I replied with the post itself, but it bears repeating: You have described perfectly how infertility has felt to me. Thank you for putting it into words so eloquently.
September 9, 2009 2:54 am
I actually already read that. A Shelby posted it on her blog. Thanks for continuing to be a voice.
September 9, 2009 7:09 pm
Thanks once again for explaining how I feel. It was great!
September 11, 2009 12:46 am
Great article, Pamela. I don’t see how anyone who hasn’t been through this couldn’t read that and become a least a little bit more compassionate. I hope you will continue to write like this — it is clearly a big help to a lot of women. Even those who don’t know they need some help…!
September 11, 2009 7:14 pm
Great post, Pamela — as always!!
September 12, 2009 10:26 pm
Amazing. Thank you.
September 15, 2009 9:24 am
I really love the way how you touch the very core of infertility & make it explicit to everyone. Thank you, Pamela!
September 16, 2009 10:43 pm
Your honesty and empathetic article really touched me.