May 7th, 2008
RESOLVE (the National Infertility Association) is sponsoring 3 tele-seminars this month designed to help you make decisions that are right for you as you travel along your journey through infertility. Registration is required but the calls are on toll-free lines and there is no charge to participate. Register today for one or all of these FREE events:
Monday, […]
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April 14th, 2008
Fertile Dream’s 4th Annual Paths to Parenthood Conference will be taking place at the Orlando Marriott on Sunday, May 4th.
Why am I telling you this? Besides the fact that there seems to be a great lineup of speakers, it is FREE!
Yes, completely free. The conference runs from 8 am to 4:30 pm and your free […]
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April 10th, 2008
Today is the RESOLVE Advocacy Day in Washington DC. At least from my window, the sun is shining and it looks to be a gorgeous day. I bet there are even some cherry blossoms hanging on, waiting to be seen.
I had been secretly harboring a hope to sneak down to DC today (it is less […]
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March 26th, 2008
From the National Infertility Association:
Who better to tell Congress about the need for change than you?
Register Now to Make Your Voice Heard!
Join RESOLVE for Advocacy Day
Details:
Washington, DC
Thursday April 10, 2008
Kick-off and Training: 8:30 AM-10:30 AM
Capitol Hill Congressional Visits: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM
FREE to first 150 participants; $20 thereafter
FREE spots are filling fast!
Important Advocacy Day Links
Registration […]
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March 21st, 2008
Today marks 20 years cancer free for me.
This means I am part of an ever-growing group of young adult survivors of childhood cancers. And finally, finally! thanks to increased odds of remission and survival rates, we are growing large enough in numbers that lasting effects of chemotherapy, radiation and other treatments can be studied and […]
By Gabrielle -- 4 comments
March 21st, 2008
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE OBSESSED WITH BEING PREGNANT AND IT IS NOT HEALTHY TO BE OBSESSED WITH ANYTHING. Agreed.
I have friend’s who lost EVERYTHING because SHE wanted to be pregnant so bad….a homeless shelter is no place to raise a child and that’s almost where they were. I’m sorry to hear about your friend, […]
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March 15th, 2008
Remember a few months ago when this Tampax ad and plea for us to “use our periods for good” had me kind of nutty? Well, if you are really concerned about young African women having the implements they need to attend school and other aspects of life,
consider this alternative: www.goods4girls.org.
I found […]
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March 2nd, 2008
Subtitle this post: Almost Famous.
But before I get into that, let me tell you that if you live in the Spokane, Washington area and are interested in fertility issues, you should go check out this free event on March 18th starring my blogging friend Kami as one of the panelists:
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February 26th, 2008
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 […]
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February 22nd, 2008
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 […]
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