With 154 advocates and 160 appointments, there was a lot happening all over the Hill! G-d bless social media, amirite? Here's my Storify with a recap of highlights from the day. Enjoy! (Of course, if you want to read my very awesome highlight story of meeting Senator Elizabeth … Read More »
I Met Senator Elizabeth Warren! (My Advocacy Day 2014)
My calves ache. Even though I brought two extra pairs of comfortable shoes, schlepping miles back and forth between congressional offices did a number on me. Totally worth it. #IFAdvocacy Day was simply incredible. It felt amazing to be back on Capitol Hill for my third … Read More »
Raise Your Infertility Voice for Advocacy Day!
For the past two years, I've headed to Capitol Hill to speak up for the infertility community, courtesy of RESOLVE. For a whirlwind 24 hours, I walked all over Capitol Hill spreading the message that infertility is a disease and that the needs of infertility patients matter. I … Read More »
Join the Movement for National Infertility Awareness Week
National Infertility Awareness Week is coming... are you ready? More importantly, are you ready to Join the Movement this year? NIAW has always had a special place in my heart. It's when I first "came out" about my infertility to a larger group of friends and … Read More »
Advocacy Day 2012: Vignettes, Voices and Images
It was a longer trek than I thought from the Senate building to the Metro station and I was thankful that the weather had held up so beautifully. The sun was shining, the breeze tempering just the right amount of chill to dry the tiny beads of sweat forming along my eyebrows as … Read More »
What IF: Two Years Later
So I'm on the shuttle headed to Capitol Hill for a day of amazing advocacy with RESOLVE and it just dawned on me that a) I turn 30 in a month and b) it's been two years today since I released my What IF short film. It's kind of crazy how time flies! So to commemorate this … Read More »
Advocating for Infertility on Capitol Hill
Last year, as I walked around wide-eyed and mouth agape at the cathedral ceilings of the Senate buildings, I had this weirdly patriotic sense of pride come over me. I'm not one to wave around tiny American flags, hand-over-fisting apple pie into my face. I am grateful to be an … Read More »
Don’t ignore someone you know.
We could be strangers. We might pass each other on the street. We could be standing in line behind one another at the grocery store. We might even be sitting together in the same doctor's office waiting room. We could be watching the same movie together at the movie … Read More »
Speak Up & Be Heard: Infertility Advocacy Day 2012
Speak Up & Be Heard is one of my four guiding principles here at The Infertility Voice. It's one of the aspects of my infertility journey that fuels me and keeps me going. And that's why Advocacy Day 2012 is a perfect extension of Speak Up & Be Heard, because it gives … Read More »
Senator Gillibrand introduces the Family Act of 2011: An Infertility Tax Credit Bill
Photo by Keiko Zoll, from Advocacy Day.Exciting news folks: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has officially introduced the Family Act into the Senate (S. 965). The Family Act is a bill that creates a tax credit to reimburse individuals for out of pocket expenses for infertility … Read More »
