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Mom Loves You Best

Mom always liked you best, Tommy Smothers used to jokingly complain to his brother Dick on their hit 1960s TV series, The Smothers Brothers. It seems funny – until you realize that a lot of moms actually do prefer one child to the other. And that has lifelong ramifications.

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Miracles, Miners and My Fertility Journey

What a month it has been! I have been struggling to find the words to sum up the emotional roller coaster I have been through after completing our last chance IVF. It is surreal to me that this process, which has taken months to prepare for, is now behind us. As my husband and I went through this process, the world was caught up in its own emotional roller coaster, rooting and praying for the 33 miners in Chile who were trapped a half mile below the earths surface for almost ten weeks.

4 mins read

Miracles, Miners and Me

What a month it has been! I have been struggling to find the words to sum up the emotional roller coaster I have been through after completing our last chance IVF. It is surreal to me that this process, which has taken months to prepare for, is now behind us. As my husband and I went through this process, the world was caught up in its own emotional roller coaster, rooting and praying for the 33 miners in Chile who were trapped a half mile below the earths surface for almost ten weeks.