This week, during National Infertility Awareness Week, I want to acknowledge some people that have made a huge impact on me throughout this journey. People who have inspired me in some way. Laura Laura was my IVF angel. My clinic put me in touch with her because she had unused medications and wanted to donate …
Recently, President Obama was quoted as saying “To change Washington, you, the American people, are going to have to sustain some passion about this.” It got me thinking that this is what we, the infertility community, have to do as well. Change doesn’t come easy and not only should we all consider contributing in some …
Calling all women and men battling infertility (and anyone else)! Those of us battling infertility have no doubt been dealt a bad hand by life in this area. We struggle financially, physically and emotionally. We need a better standard of care and better insurance. We complain about all of these things and rightly so. However, …
It’s time to bust some myths. I wrote this post because RESOLVE is sponsoring “Bust a Infertility Myth Blog Challenge” in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week (April 24 -30, 2011). You can also check out RESOLVE’s Infertility 101 or read about other common infertility myths. There are two myths surrounding trying to conceive and adopting and …
Lot of other groups and causes have their awareness ribbons. It’s time for us to have one as well! In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW), which is April 24-30, I have created a ribbon in “pomegranate” red, with infertility written across it, so there’s no confusion about what it’s for. Please add to …
