A lot has changed over the past few decades in regards to sensitivity and access to resources and support groups for those who at grieving with a miscarriage or loss. For those of us who feel adverse social or familial pressure for pursuing reproductive treatment can you imagine what that would have looked like 30 years ago? Yet, so much has not … [Read more...]
Romancing the Recyclable
I held it in my hands. Actually, I held it in my hands and then quickly put it into a brown paper bag and carried it in a secluded fashion like a 40 oz on a city street over to the cryo lab. Such an amazing opportunity and a juxtaposition of feelings in that act, the act of providing the “male component” necessary for IVF. Let’s not sugar coat … [Read more...]
The Room With the White Table
Chris- We had a white table. It was in the room that we were using as our office that would ultimately be Jellybean’s nursery. It was not a particularly interesting table and, at the time, the room was not all that notable. Yet, I can vividly remember that table and that room prior to its transformation to a nursery. The table was shoved in a … [Read more...]
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