Five Question Friday!!!

1. Dream job...realistic and completely unrealistic.

My 'realistic' dream job is to be a Wedding Planner. My 'unrealistic' dream job....ahhh...President of the United States. Ok, I'm just kidding, can't really think of one.

2. Do you fart in front of your significant other?

Errr,  yeah. It's like a competition around these parts.

3. What's the furthest you've ever traveled from home? How far and where was it?

Furthest I've ever traveled from home was to the Dominican Republic for vacation.

4. How do you celebrate birthday for your kids? Family only or friends? ... Alternate for those without kiddos: How did you celebrate birthdays as a kid?

I didn't really have many birthday parties as a kid. It was pretty much like any other day, except for the birthday gifts I received.

5. Fave thing about fall?

I love the cool weather and the beauty. There's just something about the changing of the leaves and all the colors it brings.

That's just the way I see it......The Troy Davis Case

Tomorrow marks the beginning of Fall, my favorite season. I love the coolness it brings and the beauty it exudes. But today is marked by much anger from last night’s execution of Troy Davis. I won’t speak much about it, but I will give my two cents. In my opinion, execution may have been a bit much, although for the family of Mark MacPhail, this has given them a long awaited sense of peace. But with all the 'doubt' surrounding the case, I do believe that he should have been granted another trial. 

However, I am annoyed by all the FB posts and cries about the death of an innocent man. How do we know that he was innocent? At the very least I believe that he was an accomplice, so I’m not so quick to make cries of innocence. 

In any case, another life was taken, so my heart goes out to his family. I hope he made peace before he took his last breath.

A man does not die of love or his liver or even of old age; he dies of being a man. 

~Percival Arland Ussher

Moving Forward....

So, I finally made an appointment with Dr. S at the Emory Reproductive Center for a second opinion. I should have done this a while back, but I'm a huge procrastinator, plus I've just been so depressed about the whole thing. My hope is that she'll do another HSG, (the first one was done back in January, 2010), to see if it shows that my tubes are blocked. I plan to mention my short periods which I think are a result of poor/deteriorating lining. Maybe she'll prescribe supplements or she might have some other insight into why this is happening.

I really hope she comes up with a good plan for us so that we have some other option other than IVF.

October can't get here soon enough......

Wednesday Watch List!!!

Happy Hump Day!!!!!

1. Good reads on infertility

2. Customized iPhone Case from Pretty Smitten

3. LV Travel Bag





In Remembrance of 09.11.2001

Today is my Mother's birthday, which should be a day of love, laughter, and happiness. But it's hard to feel complete happiness on a day like this when one of the most tragic occurrences in the world took place 10 years ago on this date.

I was 19 and on my way to class when I saw the crowd gathered around watching in awe. As soon as I realized what was taking place a stillness overcame me. Then we saw the second plane hit. We could almost feel the chaos, the panic, and the terror. We were terrified. That was a day that I will forever remember.

2,977 lives were lost that day, and countless others were forever changed.

I'd like to take a moment today to remember the lives lost on that tragic day, and to send thoughts and prayers to the family members and friends who are still trying to cope with their loss.

Friday Fashion Fix.....Pit-Pit-Patter

It's Raining....

IF In The News: One Sperm Donor, 150 Offspring

Cynthia Daily and her partner used a sperm donor to conceive a baby seven years ago, and they hoped that one day their son would get to know some of his half siblings — an extended family of sorts for modern times. So Ms. Daily searched a Web-based registry for other children fathered by the same donor and helped to create an online group to track them. Over the years, she watched the number of children in her son’s group grow. And grow. Today there are 150 children, all conceived with sperm from one donor, in this group of half siblings, and more are on the way. The New York Times

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. I know a few women who were diagnosed with breast cancer or cervical cancer and went through treatment. Unfortunately, they all weren't able to survive that battle. However, I'm not familiar with or know of anyone who was/has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Regardless of that fact, I still want to bring awareness to this disease because it has such a grave impact on fertility.

Facebook's attempt at bringing awareness to ovarian cancer is an epic fail in my book.  Their idea of bringing awareness is to have people change their status to say, 'I am X weeks and craving Y'. Needless to say, this has caused quite the controversy, especially among infertiles like myself. It's hard to comprehend how making a statement with the false implication of being pregnant is a positive reflection on a disease that could potentially eliminate your chances of ever conceiving a child. Big contradiction!

Now let's be serious about this disease that is estimated to claim the lives of about 15,460 women. A woman's risk of getting ovarian cancer during her lifetime is about 1 in 71. Almost 46% of women have a 5-year survival rate. Of course, many people live longer than 5 years (and many are cured).

Some of the risk factors include using the fertility drug Clomid for longer than one year; having a family history of the disease where your mother, sister, or daughter has (or has had) this cancer; having a personal history of breast cancer.

About 20% of ovarian cancers are found at an early stage. When found early at a localized stage, about 94% of patients live longer than 5 years after diagnosis. Four possible symptoms of early ovarian cancer include:

• Bloating (due to a mass or accumulation of fluid)
• Pelvic or abdominal pain
• Difficulty eating or feeling full quickly
• Urinary symptoms (urgency or frequency)

These symptoms can of course be caused by other less serious conditions, but when these symptoms are caused by ovarian cancer they occur more often and are more severe.

Ways to find ovarian cancer early include pelvic exams, seeing a doctor if you have any of the symptoms noted above, and screening tests (transvaginal sonography and CA-125).

Surgery to stage and remove the cancer may include removing the uterus, both ovaries, and both fallopian tubes, thus eliminating your chances of conceiving a child (insert side eye to Facebook here).  It also means that you will go into menopause if you haven't already done so. Chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and hormone therapy are the use of drugs to treat the cancer. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill cancer cells.

I just wanted to highlight a few points about ovarian cancer, but more information can be found at American Cancer Society, and I implore you to check out this information.

Let's Be Aware!!!!

Friday Fashion Fix.....Jungle Boogie!!

Animal Print Accessories.......