That Word. Infertility.
Like many other things in our lives, we don't know what we have until we don't have it. If I could say one thing to all the fertile women out there. Think really hard about your priorities and what you value most in life. Don't wait until it's too late to try to have your children. Your fertility may be a gift more valuable than you even know, something to be protected, treasured and embraced. To those like myself who didn't get a choice in the matter, it's a hard pill to swallow to have that choice become one that can't be made, whatever the reason. In my case the reason is one word. Endometriosis. It's a dreadful word in so many ways. It will be with me for life but more than that it's taken from me things I never imagined not having; a life free from limiting pain, the choice to have children at my own discretion. It's been decided for me. Maybe God. Maybe fate. Ultimately, a body broken by disease. I wish I could say I'm ok with it, I...