Lost & Found

POST THREE OF THREE RE: CLOSURE TOWARDS THE FAILED IN VITRO

The lesson: IF YOU'RE LOST, REMAIN DILIGENT.

I think I've made it clear that I'm lost. Three months have passed and I still don't know what to do. Greg is ready to try IVF again but I'm not there yet. I'm kind of bitter that my doctor never even gave me a follow-up phone call. Greg told me that our doctor is just a data-driven scientist that doesn't realize what women go through and to give him the benefit of the doubt. I will eventually let it go, but for now I don't want to see him.

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Half Life

POST TWO OF THREE RE: CLOSURE TOWARDS THE FAILED IN VITRO

The lesson I learned at the opera: IF YOU WANT IT TO COUNT, YOU HAVE TO REALLY GO FOR IT.

Much to Greg’s delight (I hope you can hear the sarcasm) I committed our family to an educational preview of Puccini's La Boheme on a school night a few weeks ago. Educational preview is code for FREE. It means we got to watch their dress rehearsal Thursday night before they performed to paid full houses on Friday and Saturday.

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Bon Voyage

POST ONE OF THREE RE: CLOSURE TOWARDS THE FAILED IN VITRO

The whole IVF experience has been a defining moment in my life, but I don’t think I can claim it as such if I don’t record what it defined for me, the first of which is TRUST.

We really, really, really thought we had it in the bag.

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Percival

I would love my husband more if I were illiterate. Or if I only read the newspaper.

Most of this started because I created the lofty goal of reading The Classics by the time I’m 40. If I did not read there would be no Mr. Darcys, Edward Ferrars, Mr. Rochesters, Ransom Lakes (technically not a Classic), Mr. Knightleys, or…drumroll, please…Percivals.

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Wilson

This is Wilson.

Wilson might be a boy...like Mr. Wilson, my high school history teacher who did cheerleader toe touches at assemblies. Wilson might also be a girl...like Wilson Phillips (hold on for one more day). I've generally been referring to Wilson as a male when I talk to him.

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