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.'

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

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

"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."

A Day in the Life of Postpartum Depression

From Foster Parents of 10 - to Having Twins

"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."