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Archive for the ‘news and events’ Category

May 15th, 2008

Fertility Notes Joins Bloggers Unite for Human Rights

May 15 is Bloggers Unite for Human Rights Day. I hate feeling left out, so Fertility Notes has joined the charge!
In my mind, reproductive rights and women’s right to affordable and accessible health care are human rights issues. I think the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights agrees with me. Article 16 in […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

May 12th, 2008

Did Infertility Drive Mark Saunders to Desperate Stand Off?

I am used to hearing adjectives like, “baby-desperate” and “obsessive” when people talk about people struggling with fertility issues.  I am not used to infertility being used to describe the reasons behind why a mild-mannered, well-respected barrister turn into a “crazed gunman” shooting at his neighbor’s home in Chelsea West London until he was eventually […]

By Gabrielle -- 3 comments

May 7th, 2008

Three Free Tele-Seminars Hosted by RESOLVE

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, […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

May 6th, 2008

Celebrating Female Candidates and the Issues They Champion

I love that I am finally mature enough to appreciate, nay embrace, the opportunity to hang out with a ton of cool women congregated together in one room.
The occasion? A local fundraiser for the Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund (PWCF). While not as large as this event, it was an equally magical moment for me. Some […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

May 3rd, 2008

The Kentucky Derby - Contrasting Joy and Loss

The Kentucky Derby is an event that always gets me emotionally. Even if I know none of the back stories, even if the first time I see a horse is when its bursting from the gates, watching it push through to the finish line and then seeing the joy rushing out from its owners, its […]

By Gabrielle -- 3 comments

April 22nd, 2008

The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act

Last year, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives introduced the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, a piece of legislation which would provide critical resources for the treatment, prevention and cure of childhood cancer.
According to www.CureSearch.org,
more than 12,500 children who are diagnosed with cancer each year. Over 40,000 children and adolescents currently are being treated for […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

April 22nd, 2008

An Earth Day Announcement - Daily Tomorrow is Back!

Happy Earth Day!
This feels like an appropriate moment to share some news with you. (Don’t get too excited, it’s not of the baby-making variety.)
This week I took over blogging duties at one of my favorite blogs in the b5 Health and Wellness channel, one dedicated to Connecting science, health and the environment. You may have […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

April 14th, 2008

4th Annual Paths to Parenthood Conference

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 […]

By Gabrielle -- 2 comments

April 10th, 2008

Where I Wish I Were Today

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 […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

April 9th, 2008

A Festival of the Phallus in Japan

Kawasaki, Japan was the place to be on Sunday - over 30,000 people (and perhaps just as many phallic objects) were on hand to celebrate the annual fertility festival. According to a Reuters report the Kanamara festival dates back over three hundred years when ladies of the night asked for protection from an epidemic of […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments