The generosity and care of a couple great people has humbled me today. Through a very thoughtful donation, I am pleased to offer our friends and readers a chance to WIN a ticket to our AHA gala! This is the easiest contest, I swear. All we’re asking for is your name and that you post or tweet about the upcoming event. That’s it! In the form below, please fill in [...]
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No Comments The last time I had a countdown staring me in the face this hard, was in 2005 as my wedding drew near. Now, five years and two months later, I'm just as excited and anxious. The gala, as of today, is TWENTY-ONE days away! Don't have your ticket yet? You better get on board!
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2 Comments This week has been brought to me by the number 25(as in days until the gala), and the letter O for “overwhelmed”. Can we talk? *sigh* From writing for all these different sites to simply responding to emails, I’ve had a hard time staying on track because I have been beating myself up, something serious. If I mailed something a day later than I said I would, I was upset [...]
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2 Comments Dear Mrs. Vance, I doubt you know how much your openness about the journey to motherhood means...but I would like to let you know...
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7 Comments I have a hard time with the belief that African-Americans do not adopt , because I've lived the opposition. I firmly believe that unbeknownst to the mainstream, we are actually doing the majority of adopting. So why isn't it headline news? Because it is completely unofficial.
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2 Comments Are we, the infertility community, too sensitive? Are our feelings the responsibility of those around us? Is it fair to superimpose our emotional baggage onto those who are unfamiliar with infertility?
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The hardest thing about advocacy is knowing that underneath all of your fighting and pushing for others...you still have your own heart to contend with. It still yearns for you to pay attention to it, and create change internally. Your own desires can...
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3 Comments "Patients believed what doctors said..."Especially black patients in public wards", she writes." How The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks increased my passion for Reproductive Health Awareness, and a need to engage more African Americans in medical literacy.
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2 Comments Stirrups, Polyps, Thyroid, Oh My! "All I want to know, is why am I just now hearing about it. Surely they saw this when they looked 2 months ago? Well we are here now. This is the present and evidently, this polyp is in the present..."
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20 Comments I’ve been her a lot. In fact, MOST of my friends have had their experiences being “that” black girl before. THAT black girl is the stereotypical chick. The neck-rollin, lip-smackin, “GIRRL, LET ME TELL YOU”, chick. We avoid her at all costs. The Sheneneh, the Mammy, the Sapphire…we work hard at not being her. We cringe when she speaks out in class, and we disassociate ourselves from her the minute [...]
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It wasn't until I was nearing the end of the book that I recalled my having read it years ago. The fact that I so quickly forgot the subplot of infertility, reminded me of how oblivious we are to infertility until we've encountered it ourselves. Which made this read all the more endearing to me.
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Meet the Egg's Newest blogger, MiMi! The Broken Brown Belle takes us along on her ride through infertility. "Today is my birthday. I'm at the fertility clinic. I'm not sure if that makes it a good birthday or not. Anyway,..."
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