In my previous post, I go into great depth about the focus of fertility at Passover and some ways to cope. In this post, I'd like to focus on two very specific parts of the Passover seder. The Four Questions The Four Questions are asked by the youngest at the table, and … Read More »
On Being Infertile & Jewish at Passover
Passover is one of my favorite holidays, second only to Thanksgiving. They're both about food, family, and rich with tradition. Passover is not an easy holiday for the infertile Jew; so much emphasis is placed on children and fertility that it feels like there are little … Read More »
Women and Falling Fertility: ABC News Article
Women and Falling Fertility: Women Lose 90 Percent of Eggs by Age 30 - ABC NewsSaw this lined at Fark.com, of all places. The article is interesting. The comment thread, like any comment thread on Fark, is a disaster. Still, premature ovarian failure is a fairly uncommon … Read More »
Cross-Pollination Post: Decisions, Decisions…
I'm Cross-Pollinating today! For one day, bloggers in the ALI community swap posts without revealing who their guest blogger is as a part of Xpol. We sign up, we get matched, and agree to post the other blogger's post in our own blog without revealing their name/blog. To see all … Read More »
Bitter Bettie bites back!
A follow up to my last post, Call me a Bitter Bettie.On the Inspire.com RESOLVE boards, someone posted almost the exact same lament I had about Facebook status updates on Monday. There were 75 replies at last count to this discussion, so it's comforting to know there are a lot of … Read More »
The hardest letter to write.
This post is my submission to the Creme de la Creme 2009 list maintainted by Mel at Stirrup Queens. This piece was also published (anonymously) in the Spring 2010 issue of the RESOLVE New England newsletter. Dear — Well, this leaves me at an impasse. I'm writing a letter to … Read More »
A truly restorative weekend.
The RESOLVE of the Bay State Annual Conference on Saturday was just amazing. I'm so glad Larry and I went - we did some seriously deep soul-searching, some crying (well, I did the crying), and engaged in some very cathartic dialogue with people who get it - who really understand … Read More »
RESOLVing to move forward
So I just bought an annual household membership to RESOLVE's Bay State chapter. For $55, it's not a bad deal. Larry and I are planning to go to their Annual Conference on November 7. Since we're in a state where actively pursing any kind of family building is just not an option … Read More »
RESOLVE Advocacy Day 2009
I'm doing my part by emailing & mailing elected officials, facebooking, and tweeting today... have you done your part?More Advocacy Day info here at RESOLVE.Demand affordable coverage for infertility treatment by insurance companies!Click here to download a template letter to … Read More »
An Infertility Equation
I was inspired by PostSecret's tweet today: My wife & I realized how boring our lives are when we got too excited with our new coffee maker. We came up with an equation to express it. coffee maker excitement = (life - interesting) :: Do you have any life equations? I'll RT … Read More »