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Your Voices + Stories
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Guest Post by Candyce Pelfrey Kannengieser I had not always wanted children. I wasn’t born maternal. I did not like … Read More »
Learning to Love My PCOS
Welcome to the 2014 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! I have several … Read More »
Seeking Redemption in My Body
Welcome to the 2014 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! Seeking … Read More »
The 12 Days Of Infertility
By Melanie E.
On the 12 days of Christmas, my infertility gave to me... 12 Hours of Timed Sex And a pretty good sex life! My PCOS … Read More »
Lessons in Healing
I am a stepmother and mother of a daughter who died of SIDS in 2003, and had an ectopic pregnancy in 2004. I have also … Read More »
FRAGILE: Handle With Care
By Jessy M.
As I’m sure is common, I wear some labels that my family of origin imparted on me. These were not the silly labels of a … Read More »
From the Blog
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 … Read More »
It’s a Fail Whale Kind of Day.
First it was Blogger. Then it was Twitter. I imagine Twitter has been over capacity much of the day because folks took to microblogging their frustrations with Blogger. It's created a ripple effect in the social media realm. And my post from … Read More »
A Letter to My 18-Year Old Self
Dear 18-year old Keiko, It's early November 2000. You're swamped with school work; you're already reconsidering the major you came in with (music ed/vocal performance) and you're euphoric that you and Larry got back together just over a month … Read More »
An Open Letter to PETA
Ingrid E. Newkirk, President People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 501 Front St. Norfolk, VA 23510 Dear Ms. Newkirk, I grew up listening to Bob Barker reminding me to "always spay or neuter your pets" at the end of each episode of The … Read More »