tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post1433985152933773872..comments2023-06-01T08:53:53.341-07:00Comments on Misconceptions About Conception: Postponing the inevitableShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08872513410814268769noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-51553152772051068922010-07-01T13:43:42.264-07:002010-07-01T13:43:42.264-07:00I didn't read the article, but I definitely fe...I didn't read the article, but I definitely feel a connection between infertility and death. I long ago realized that I wanted to leave something behind that would mean something to the world, and that I wanted to raise my children to be happy, productive members of society. It's one reason why I think that for me spending time raising children is more important than having a career (sunflowerchildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209334933886664383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-54962470023345617042010-06-30T11:30:56.586-07:002010-06-30T11:30:56.586-07:00This isn't the first (nor, I'm sure, the l...This isn't the first (nor, I'm sure, the last) time I've read an article on cancer & drawn parallels to infertility. I recently read (& reviewed on my blog) the book "Bright-Sided" by Barbara Ehrenreich, about the dark side of the positive thinking movement. It had its genesis when Ehrenreich learned she had breast cancer. She wrote a great article about her loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-36991237229420490612010-06-30T02:52:19.474-07:002010-06-30T02:52:19.474-07:00I think the parallels have something to do with th...I think the parallels have something to do with the science. IF and cancer are conditions for which current medicine is to some degree shooting in the dark. If you have an infection then your doctor knows what to do; same if you have some other acute condition like a broken bone or a vitamin deficiency. But with cancer, and IF, and I would imagine many other serious health problems, I think Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-18853125194002324402010-06-29T06:22:22.829-07:002010-06-29T06:22:22.829-07:00There is an article - i can't find it at the m...There is an article - i can't find it at the moment - that states that based on research women dealing with IF react exactly the same as someone who has been given a dianosis of cancer.Momasitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687149140980965721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-34006055312260921072010-06-28T13:26:24.358-07:002010-06-28T13:26:24.358-07:00That is so true. You aren't relating two that...That is so true. You aren't relating two that have nothing in common - the grief associated with both are heart wrenching just the same.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683127027917195775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-90066573968336553562010-06-28T11:28:08.780-07:002010-06-28T11:28:08.780-07:00That is so true. Those of us dealing with inferti...That is so true. Those of us dealing with infertility just keep plugging along with new treatments. We definitely have that "never give up" mentality.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing that.Suzy, Not a Fertile Myrtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07093473278342134823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-66051596990046615092010-06-28T11:18:14.847-07:002010-06-28T11:18:14.847-07:00No, you are so correct. It's about life or dea...No, you are so correct. It's about life or death for us unfertiles! Both are about achieving life or sustaining life. I love that you tied the two together.My Vegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232402432779260397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-51163579224561527492010-06-28T11:05:07.171-07:002010-06-28T11:05:07.171-07:00Very interesting. Through the grief of IF I have f...Very interesting. Through the grief of IF I have found relating to other difficult things in life easier. I understand that deadly disease and losing loved ones is more difficult on many levels. But IF is devastating and changes not only your quality of life but how you look at life.<br />Please check out my non profit's blog and website.<br />www.parenthoodforme.org<br />Our mission is to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com