When trying to get pregnant, a friend might recommend you buy some ovulation tests to be…
“We married with simple hopes: enough to eat and children who might outlive us.” The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Infertility is usually a journey shared by two people. But let’s face the facts: of the two…
Today marks 4 years since I got married to Richard. For our anniversary I am sharing a Podcast about our infertility journey, which has been tough for me and yet much easier because of his infallible support! Listen on!
“If I could have waved a fairy wand at your birth and wished upon you just one gift it would not have been beauty…
“Courage is as contagious as fear” , Susan Sontag — At the Same Time: Essays & Speeches
There is a silver lining to infertility. It’s a unique way to meet fantastic women, and to grow closer to preexisting…
In Africa, where I’ve been living for the past three years, married women are commonly referred to by the name of their first born. Mama George, Mama Wambui, Mama Esther… I remember going to a friend’s place and being turned out by her guard as I asked for Emily: her guard only knew her as Mama…
“The burden of unavoidable unhappiness is increased by unhappiness about being unhappy” — Viktor Frankl
When living through infertility, the passage of time is traumatizing. Before Infertility (how odd…
‘Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.’ Mike Tyson
I had always been ambitious. Career-oriented. I wanted to make full use of my expensive education by making some sort of impact. At the risk of sounding…
“Words are events, they do things, change things. They transform both speaker and hearer; they feed energy back and forth and amplify it. […] They feed understanding or emotion back and forth and amplify it.” Ursula K. Le Guin
