Fall 2020 I end the phone call with the doctor confident in our decision to move forward with treatment, completely ignorant to what the treatment entailed. It wasn’t until I heard from the nurse a few days later where we had a plan in place […]
Sway
Sway: Chapter 3
As the pit in my stomach grew, I begged the nurse for more information. What could possibly be wrong to warrant us to stop having unprotected sex immediately? I am not the expert, the nurse said, but the counselor is. So you’ll have to wait until […]
Sway: Chapter 2
Spring 2020 It’s the first weekend of lockdowns and we all are trying to grasp our unprecedented reality. Just a week prior, my mornings started at 5am. I would rush to the cafe to start brewing coffee for the breakfast rush. Balancing the operations of […]
Sway: Chapter 1
Read Sway: prologue Here January 2020 It’s been eight months since trying to have a baby, and I’m starting to feel desperate. Two weeks ago, we went on a weekend trip with friends to Nashville. Perfect timing I thought. Everyone says you’ll get pregnant on […]
Sway: prologue
It’s been two years and four months since our final embryo transfer. I came home from work, tossed my phone, and buried myself in my tear-soaked pillow, trying to muffle my sobs before Scott came home. It was beta day. The day we’d find out […]
Hi, It’s Me Again: A Reintroduction
Have you ever taken a break from reading, only to suddenly feel the urge to order a new book, dive back in – and then wonder why you waited so long? Reading, blogging, or whatever idle hobby you have, is still there – waiting […]