Story Time

“My hope is that more of us come out and speak about the struggles and victories of our individual fertility journeys."

“It took me years to realize that I was the only one who was going to be a true advocate for my son.”

“At 37, with a 6 month old and 3 year old at home, I was diagnosed with Stage IIIc colon cancer.”

“I wouldn’t change one single chromosome. I only wish I could go back to the day I got the news and give myself a hug.”

“At 31 years old, I never saw this curveball coming. Twelve weeks pregnant and fighting breast cancer.”

“...at 17 weeks pregnant, I was diagnosed with stage three inflammatory breast cancer – an aggressive kind.”

"While Hodgkin’s is highly treatable, it’s also fast growing. I wanted to be a mom so bad. This was the first time I really cried.'

"One of the most common phrases I hear when people find out that we foster is, 'I could never do that because...'”

“You must be so glad to be out of the NICU and have those preemie days behind you.”

"He has taught us that a disability isn't a punishment or a mistake, it's an obstacle that shows you patience, the purest form of love – acceptance, and compassion."

From Foster Parents of 10 - to Having Twins

A Day in the Life of Postpartum Depression

"I realized how fortunate I was to be able to conceive naturally, while this woman sitting across the table from me longed for what I had."

"I woke up on January 11, 2012 to family and friends sitting in a circle holding my daughter begging me to go to treatment."

"For a time that was supposed to be the most magical time, I felt nothing of magic & only of struggle."