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Archive for February 2008

February 28th, 2008

Sticks and Stones - Part IV

Many thanks to the talented Angelique from Breaking the Mirror for the latest installment in our Sticks and Stones series, where we share with you some of our (least) favorite comments and let you react. Here’s the full explanation of our little experiment and here’s our next doozy:

If I took a poll of the blogosphere, […]

By Gabrielle -- 5 comments

February 27th, 2008

I Liked It - I Think

I am no longer a member of the “never tried it, but I’d like to” category; I just can’t decide which of the other two I fit into just yet.
I had my first acupuncture session yesterday afternoon.
As I was driving, I passed a sign that said “Acupuncture and Fertility - Free Seminar March 11″ in […]

By Gabrielle -- 6 comments

February 26th, 2008

Infertility Insurance Legislation in PA - Stalled by Still Alive

You may recall that I scheduled a meeting with Representative Josh Shapiro to talk about a piece of legislation that he introduced in Pennsylvania that would extend insurance coverage to include infertility treatments. I had the opportunity to talk with Representative Shapiro earlier today.
His amendment to House bill 2026 was presented to the House Committee […]

By Gabrielle -- 2 comments

February 25th, 2008

Sticks and Stones - Part III

This comment came to us when Michael and I were having a drink with a very good friend of ours. It was in a loud, celebratory setting - not the kind of place that’s usually conducive or appropriate for soul-baring or hand wringing, but it struck us both hard enough that we felt compelled to […]

By Gabrielle -- 6 comments

February 24th, 2008

What Happened to CycleSista?

What?!? What is this about?? I go away for a weekend and one of my favorite bookmarked sites is gone! Missing! Expired? Does anyone have any news?
If you hadn’t seen Cyclesista.com in the past, let me tell you it was wonderful. It was essentially a constantly updated blogroll where you could find all of the […]

By Gabrielle -- 3 comments

February 23rd, 2008

Sticks and Stones - Part II

Coming up next, another snarky comment delivered to you by Angelique from Breaking the Mirror (Don’t worry. I asked her to). Sit back. Turn up your volume and let yourself react.

What’s happening here?
Here’s the full explanation.
Over the next few days both here on Fertility Notes and over at Breaking the Mirror, you’ll see videos of […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

February 22nd, 2008

‘THON Weekend at Penn State University

FYI, this is the weekend of the Penn State Dance Marathon, the largest student-run fundraiser in the world. Proceeds (now in the millions each year) go to my all time favorite charity (FertileHope is a close second), the Four Diamonds Fund:
The Four Diamonds Fund is named after a story that Christopher Millard wrote shortly […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

February 22nd, 2008

Sticks and Stones - Part I

Here is Angelique from Breaking the Mirror with the first in our Sticks and Stones series:

What the heck is going on??
Here’s the full explanation.
But here’s the gist: over the next few days both here on Fertility Notes and over at Breaking the Mirror, you’ll see videos of some of our (least) favorite words and have […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

February 21st, 2008

Introducing….The Sticks and Stones Series

Sure, sticks and stones may break our bones but names (and thoughtless comments, and “helpful” advice you never asked for) gosh, those things can sting!
I was talking with beautiful and talented Angelique who writes Breaking the Mirror, B5’s blog on eating disorders and we started talking about things people have said (knowingly or unknowingly) that […]

By Gabrielle -- 3 comments

February 21st, 2008

Did She or Didn’t She? Does It Matter?

This article and variations of it were all over the place this weekend. Marcia Cross is on the cover of the latest issue of Health magazine. Inside, she talks about her pregnancy and future plans. Marcia says:
We decided to skip our honeymoon and try In Vitro after the wedding. I had already been through infertility […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

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