My intention for creating this website is for me to tell my story. It is not for anyone to feel sorry for me but rather, for people to understand what my struggles have been. Infertility effects every inch of ones life. It made me question who I was, what my life was about and who I wanted to be. It also made me question my every decision from what I ate and my attitude to my choice of lifestyle and behavior. It meant giving up a dream I had had since childhood and trying to re imagine something else.
This is no way to live and it was the hardest thing I have ever had to face. Regardless of the outcome, the support system I had helped me and walked with me through it all. It was so difficult to learn how to accept help but I could never have survived without the love that surrounded me.
As the surprise and shock of the pregnancy set in and we began to tell people about our miracle, the response was overwhelming. The joy and genuine gladness others felt for us was the most spectacular thing to witness. So many tears of sadness had been shed in recent years and now we finally got to cry for our happiness.
There are so many stories of infertility among women and men. Some end with happiness and some with a feeling of anger and bitter acceptance. What I hope for anyone struggling with this is that they may one day find peace with their lives and within themselves. That they may look around and start to count the true blessing that they have received along the way. And finally, that they can once again experience unguarded joy.
There is a voice we all must use. Eventually, it can lead us to what we need and give us strength for who we want to be. The only change comes from within.
This is no way to live and it was the hardest thing I have ever had to face. Regardless of the outcome, the support system I had helped me and walked with me through it all. It was so difficult to learn how to accept help but I could never have survived without the love that surrounded me.
As the surprise and shock of the pregnancy set in and we began to tell people about our miracle, the response was overwhelming. The joy and genuine gladness others felt for us was the most spectacular thing to witness. So many tears of sadness had been shed in recent years and now we finally got to cry for our happiness.
There are so many stories of infertility among women and men. Some end with happiness and some with a feeling of anger and bitter acceptance. What I hope for anyone struggling with this is that they may one day find peace with their lives and within themselves. That they may look around and start to count the true blessing that they have received along the way. And finally, that they can once again experience unguarded joy.
There is a voice we all must use. Eventually, it can lead us to what we need and give us strength for who we want to be. The only change comes from within.