tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post1105398213577017140..comments2023-11-03T07:59:43.899-07:00Comments on The Great Big IF...: Response to the AuthorShelbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06085283320884411888noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-11964720807142214332008-10-21T09:22:00.000-07:002008-10-21T09:22:00.000-07:00over from iclw.Wooohooo! Very well written. Lay th...over from iclw.<BR/><BR/>Wooohooo! Very well written. Lay the smack down!momofonefornowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643244161544858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-41373086563508498512008-10-11T21:42:00.000-07:002008-10-11T21:42:00.000-07:00I'm curious... did you ever hear back from them?I'm curious... did you ever hear back from them?AnotherDreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487881766884178761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-38756911546648235682008-10-08T15:52:00.000-07:002008-10-08T15:52:00.000-07:00excellent response. can't believe she contributes...excellent response. can't believe she contributes to conceive. or maybe I can. they probably have no trouble ttc over there...lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455301696832647867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-76840417275357263402008-10-04T11:50:00.000-07:002008-10-04T11:50:00.000-07:00YOU GO, GIRL!YOU GO, GIRL!Hope2morrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196437847799474686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-72388657296501064312008-10-03T14:27:00.000-07:002008-10-03T14:27:00.000-07:00You Go, Girl! Excellent Letter and I'm so proud to...You Go, Girl! Excellent Letter and I'm so proud to be reader of your wonderful blog. You have to wonder if this author lives under a rock with the statistics of one in six couples dealing with IF. IF is not only extraordinarily stressful like cancer, but also a serious medical diagnosis like Cancer, and deserves that recognition and respect. Thank you for your articulate demand for it.Martha@A Sense of Humor is Essentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129428477996644401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-23047528077412767712008-10-03T12:38:00.000-07:002008-10-03T12:38:00.000-07:00WOOT-TO-THE-HOO, GIRLFRIEND!Awesome! Love it love ...WOOT-TO-THE-HOO, GIRLFRIEND!<BR/><BR/>Awesome! Love it love it love it.Just Me.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12940399833566474215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-15987110546896616742008-10-02T22:33:00.000-07:002008-10-02T22:33:00.000-07:00Hi, I just found your blog and wanted to thank you...Hi, I just found your blog and wanted to thank you for writing this. It was beautiful and perfectly written.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your struggle. I, too, have been suffering with infertility (for five years now). I just recently discovered that there is an entire community of people like me. <BR/><BR/>On a lighter note, I also found my soul mate in high school (1996). We were married in 2000. :)<BR/><BR/>I look forward to reading your blog often.<BR/><BR/>Michelle<BR/>www.inpursuitofparenthood.comRMCarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444163961125333919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-51673392794623597222008-10-02T20:54:00.000-07:002008-10-02T20:54:00.000-07:00Thank you for writing what so many of us are feeli...Thank you for writing what so many of us are feeling. Well done.<BR/><BR/>For the flip side of the MSN article, check out responsible reporting in "Voices of Infertility" from The New York Times:<BR/><BR/>http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/voices-of-infertility/<BR/><BR/>I found this article on Resolve's website (www.resolve.org) which can help you find support groups in your area. It's been a big support and outlet for me.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462141149078143157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-37331349748452549582008-10-02T16:53:00.000-07:002008-10-02T16:53:00.000-07:00Awesome letter!Awesome letter!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03661220372372737455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-68626438900474461722008-10-02T16:22:00.000-07:002008-10-02T16:22:00.000-07:00GREAT JOB!GREAT JOB!Happyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14335137784267157167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-21609002098193600142008-10-01T23:22:00.000-07:002008-10-01T23:22:00.000-07:00Perfect even tone and lots of facts to back up you...Perfect even tone and lots of facts to back up your position - A+, Shelby!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for doing this - I have been thinking about this all day and trying to gear up for letter-writing of my own. Do you think "Yeah, what Shelby said!" might do the trick?Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180034761243431694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-51923572340621730632008-10-01T18:36:00.000-07:002008-10-01T18:36:00.000-07:00I managed to miss this article until I saw your le...I managed to miss this article until I saw your letter, which is excellent BTW. <BR/><BR/>I am soooo angry right now!!! I cannot believe how ignorant the author is. I will be writing a letter to the dim witt as well.Daryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335508028014938995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-26233823761493672032008-10-01T18:10:00.000-07:002008-10-01T18:10:00.000-07:00Awesome letter, KUDOS!!!And how the heck did she g...Awesome letter, KUDOS!!!<BR/><BR/>And how the heck did she get a job at Concieve?AnotherDreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487881766884178761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-74541579270609425372008-10-01T15:01:00.000-07:002008-10-01T15:01:00.000-07:00Wow. Fantastic letter. You have a way with words!Wow. Fantastic letter. You have a way with words!Josée Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774124942554313863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-15136342481731175232008-10-01T14:04:00.000-07:002008-10-01T14:04:00.000-07:00YOU GO GIRL!!! I wrote her an email and said this...YOU GO GIRL!!! I wrote her an email and said this (mine is not nearly as poetic as yours):<BR/><BR/>Hi Rachel – <BR/>I read your article on MSN yesterday called “Designing the $100,000 Baby.” As a person who is currently struggling with infertility, I am extremely offended by the tone of this article. The PGD testing that is currently available is not so parents can create a child who has blue eyes, blonde hair, olive skin and will be grow up to be the high school Homecoming Queen. PGD technology is used to improve the likelihood of a successful pregnancy for couples who have experienced recurrent miscarriage or those who are at risk for passing on inherited genetic diseases to their children. <BR/><BR/>The struggles infertile couples face are hardly akin to enjoying time spent at a “luxury shopping mall of futuristic baby making.” <BR/><BR/>My husband and I have been struggling for 22 months to conceive a child who will survive pregnancy. You cannot possibly understand the devastation a couple endures to learn that the child they have longed for and struggled so hard to create will not survive to take a breath of air. I encourage you to research the less glamorous face of infertility and publish this article on October 15, 2008 – which is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683127027917195775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-20634991302811013612008-10-01T13:51:00.000-07:002008-10-01T13:51:00.000-07:00Spot on! I'm also going to write to her. Your note...Spot on! I'm also going to write to her. <BR/><BR/>Your note brought tears to my eyes! You've done a splendid job of putting emotion to words - now let's hope the author has the brains and EQ to understand!<BR/><BR/>Great job!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15469466620967385694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557679011566521438.post-77725832533452185322008-10-01T13:06:00.000-07:002008-10-01T13:06:00.000-07:00AWESOME! DH told me to write a letter but I am jus...AWESOME! DH told me to write a letter but I am just burned out right now at trying to right things in the world of IF, especially having written letters before with no response. Thanks for saying what I would have said, only much better!!Bustedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09926427330808873296noreply@blogger.com