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The Heart of the Matter

May 16, 2012

During IVF this time around, I’ve been listening to a guided meditation and relaxation program called Circle + Bloom.  The company makes several different programs like it for people trying to conceive or undergoing fertility treatments.   I hope it ultimately makes a difference, but it’s something I’ll never be able to truly measure.  What [...]

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Don’t Ignore Us

April 23, 2012

This week is National Infertility Awareness Week.  For those of us living with infertility, it is an important week to recognize our struggles and push for a better tomorrow. Infertility affects approximately 7.3 million people in this country alone.  You probably know someone who lives with infertility and its effects.  While some brave states have [...]

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Infinite Joy

April 16, 2012

  Almost inevitably, whenever I hear something bad or frustrating about my fertility journey I seem to be simultaneously confronted with pregnancy or baby announcements on Facebook, Twitter or in real life.  It has gotten to the point where I have to wonder if I’m looking for these things or if the Universe really has [...]

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The Choice to Keep On Keeping On

April 11, 2012

More than once along this journey of trying to become a parent, people have asked how I get through it all.  What is it, they ask, that keeps me from going insane?  Aren’t I frustrated?  How do I survive?  I never have a good answer.  Sometimes it’s patience.  Sometimes it’s family and friends.  Sometimes it’s [...]

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The Conception Update

March 15, 2012

Many of you have been asking where I’m at in the IVF process and what’s going on with all that TTC (trying to conceive) stuff.  And I realize that in large part I haven’t blogged about it here recently.  I’ve started writing more in my TTC Tumblr, but it hasn’t been much. So let’s see… [...]

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Introducing…Dispatches from the (In)Fertility Wars

February 6, 2012

In the past two years of trying to become a parent, the one thing I have come to recognize more than anything is the intersection between issues of choice and issues of infertility.  It would seem that the two couldn’t be farther apart.  I mean, one represents a group trying to prevent motherhood and one [...]

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These Roots Run Deep

December 8, 2011

When it seemed to take longer than usual for the nurses to call me back with my results yesterday, I knew I was doomed.  The good news seemed to be taken care of before lunch.  The bad news was left for after lunch.  Around noon, I gave up almost all hope.  When she called around [...]

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Random Thoughts

December 6, 2011

The Keurig machine is here!  I forgot to take a picture this morning, but it was early–what can I say?  In any event, it’s gorgeous.  Last night, as I was falling asleep, The Mister walked into the bedroom with a mug of hot apple cider for me to try.  It was really hot, so I [...]

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Open Letters Friday, Volume 69: Am I A Criminal?

October 28, 2011

Open Letters Friday is a segment here at PCL for your reading and writing enjoyment. I’ll share with you some of my open letters for the week and you’ll get the opportunity in comments to share yours. Now, tell me, who do you need to write to this week?   This week I only have [...]

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Out of Tears This Time

July 6, 2011

Life is just not cooperating with me lately.  It usually doesn’t.  To get it to do what I want, I usually find myself being a bully and holding it up by the ankles while it’s lunch money falls to the ground.  But life is a slippery bastard, and sometimes that’s just what it takes. I [...]

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