Last year, I turned 27. I had just been diagnosed. For my birthday, I needed to reclaim some of what I had lost. I had captioned my birthday last year as "Guns. Massage. Meat on Swords." And I did all of those things. My husband was sweet enough to get me a spa package. We went … Read More »
Keiko's Journey
The Infertility Voice™ first started as Editor-in-Chief Keiko Zoll's personal infertility blog, Hannah Wept, Sarah Laughed in 2009, shortly after her diagnosis of premature ovarian failure. Here is the record of her personal journey from infertility to motherhood from 2009 through 2013.
The LOST Finale & Infertility
How can I NOT talk about it? Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Locke, Sayid, Hurley, Desmond, Jin and Sun, hell, even Ben - they've been like family for the last six years. I'll say it now: spoilers abound, so if you haven't seen the finale yet, stop reading now. You've had your warning.Why on … Read More »
And the Oscar goes to…
Okay, so I might be exaggerating just a tad. I didn't win an Oscar. But I did take the top prize in Wellsphere's This Is Me video contest!I recut my video with a different intro title and stripped the audio and submitted it to this video contest a couple of weeks ago. … Read More »
I’m a Person With Passion!
I am honored to be featured today as a Person With Passion at Lisa Marsh's blog, Your Great Life. Lisa and I have been in touch since NIAW and she inspired me to write a post about Transforming from Patient to Advocate for her blog.Lisa is a Circle+Bloom Fertility Coach, … Read More »
Decisions and Definitions
I've been rather existential this week, from contemplating motherhood to ruminating on the value and purpose of human existence. I tend to get a little introspective in the weeks leading up to my birthday. I have never been a fan of my birthday. It's always overshadowed by … Read More »
Eggs-istentially Speaking
"Do you find your Judaism is influenced by existentialism?"My mind was racing to remember the definition of existentialism. I had a vague idea, so I blurted out: "Probably. I've always had grand ideas about life, death, God, and human existence.". . .This is an excerpt of … Read More »
Make This Mother’s Day Me Day
I've been getting such beautiful comments about redefining motherhood for Mother's Day this year. Alex writes that motherhood is "the wanting to take care of someone. It's the desire, more than the ability." This year, she's in limbo in the 2ww during Mother's Day. It's a … Read More »
Redefining Motherhood on Mother’s Day
Mother. [ˈmə-thər] Noun. Etymology: Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor; akin to Old High German muoter mother, Latin mater, Greek mētēr, Sanskrit mātṛ. Date: before 12th century1 a : a female parent b (1) : a woman in authority; specifically : the superior of a … Read More »
What IF? Video Production Notes
On this last day of National Infertility Awareness Week, I look back over the week and see such tremendous growth. For me personally, I'm looking back on this week as probably one of the turning points in my life. My followers, both of this blog and on Twitter, have substantially … Read More »
What IF?
I was so inspired by so many of the questions raised in the Phase One of #ProjectIF that I couldn't pick just one to respond to. I saw this as a collective lamentation laid bare for the world to see. So many of these questions have flittered through and lingered in my brain at … Read More »
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