It’s funny how when I talk to someone that doesn’t know the story of how we got Elliana into this world, they often say “I don’t know if I could go through all that to have a baby!”. I know they don’t mean it the way it sounds. Like it’s not worth it. I always… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Resolve Infertility Support Group Reminder: Wednesday, 8/21–5pm to 7pm
Just a quick reminder that this Wednesday’s support group meeting is from 5pm to 7pm, at the Oro Valley Public Library, at 1305 West Naranja Drive, Oro Valley, AZ 85737. We have gotten a few more RSVPs this time than usual, so there will be new people that will be sharing. The infertility clinics are… Continue Reading
Heaven of Hell, or Hell of Heaven
“The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.” John Milton After failing our fifth or sixth infertility cycle, losing about a dozen frozen embryos over the course of about six months, I found I could turn even the smallest glimpse of Heaven into Hell.… Continue Reading
Infertility Elysium
Lisa and I went to see the movie Elysium tonight, and despite some heavy handed underlying statements about immigration and healthcare reform, I found myself once again finding a thread that wove itself into infertility healthcare. In the movie, the world has become divided between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’. Earth has become a… Continue Reading
The Infertility Tribe
I have been reading a lot of Seth Godin blog posts lately and this quote got to me. “You have everything you need to build something far bigger than yourself.” This is from his book “Tribes” and it talks about how a tribe is a group of people connected to one another…and connected to an… Continue Reading