As a member of the women who struggle to get pregnant club, you know, the fellow women in the waiting room, I have to admit I am still surprised how common infertility is. Last weekend I spent the afternoon in my neighbors backyard while our boys ran through the sprinkler and ran up and down…
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Fertility Options Available At Home #TheStork
One benefit of opening up about my journey of infertility was community that reached out to me. As hard as it is to go through, being able to talk to someone who has been there and felt that is priceless. I was very secretive until I had my first son, so people always assume that…
Families Are The Future of Alberta #abhc4ivf #abpoli
For more information on my story of infertility, the IVF process, and why I think family should be important for all of Alberta, please read my previous posts. Families Are The Future of Alberta Alberta is the best place to raise a family and I love the value that the community and government…
How One Person Can Make A Difference
Can one person really make a difference in this world? Sometimes it seems like one person can’t make that much of a difference. What impact can an individual have to change the world? Well, there have been a few instances in my life where one person has changed my world, and hopefully I have been able…
Choose Family – Visit the Generations of Hope Family Fun Day #abhc4ivf #abpoli
Right now, there is a really important decision being made. The Alberta government is evaluating whether to fund IVF (a proceedure to assist couples who cannot conceive children on their own). 1 in 6 couples in Alberta suffers from infertility for various reasons. I myself went through IVF at an extreme personal cost. I also saw…
Taryn & Tyler’s Story of Infertility
Last month I attended the Generations of Hope event Images of Hope. I attended last year as well, and it is always such a great event. To be surrounded by people that understand what you have been through, who care about the troubles and trials you have suffered. Only in that room can you joke…
Images of Hope 2014 – Sharing Our Stories
Last weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Images of Hope from the wonderful Generations of Hope. The purpose of the event is to raise money to help families pay the heavy costs of IVF treatments. The price of IVF is very expensive (over $9000), and it can be a heavy financial burden…
Delivery Man Movie Stirs Emotions
Delivery man is a funny movie about a serious dilemma. A man anonymously donated sperm as a young adult and discovers 18ish years later that he is the biological parent of 533 kids who want to know who he is. Overall the movie is sweet and heart warming. Vince Vaughn usually stresses me out in…
Public Funding of IVF #abhc4ivf #abpoli
If you are new here, you can catch up by reading my previous posts about Infertility and IVF here. I personally believe that IVF (in vitro fertilization) should be publicly funded in Alberta. It makes sense because Infertility is a medical issue and should be treated as such. Also because it is the right thing…