"Infertility is ___________."
It can be a word, a phrase, or even a few sentences. The only thing I care about is that it's honest and comes from your heart. I want to hear from you and your experience. I'm cross-posting this on Twitter and my Facebook page, so feel free to share your thoughts on any of these platforms.
Lets see how big we can make this list.
38 comments:
Infertility is----not defining me.
...heartbreaking and devastating, but not defeating.
not going to get the best of me. It will make me a mom in a differnt way
exhausting...
draining
unfair
Infertility is ... a disease.
Infertility is a dysfunction of the male and/or female reproductive system.
Infertility is caused by multiple factors,most of which are not preventable.
Infertility is a disease from hell- not God's will.
Infertility is the reason we are childless.
Infertility is devastating,terrifying,painful.
Infertility is Not our fault.
Infertility is not our choice.
Infertility is Not a message from 'Mother nature', God or the universe.
Infertility is...the hardest thing I have ever had to go through.
Infertility is heartbreaking.
Infertility is a life-changing sentence.
Infertility can be beaten.
Infertility is not all I am.
a perspective-changing experience, giving us even more appreciation for the ability to create and sustain human life.
...fucking aweful.
...lonely.
...a silent burden that nobody can truly understands.
...unexpected.
...wearing me down.
I'd also modify, if I may, to:
Infertility includes (instead of is) miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss.
Because no baby is no baby, despite the fact that 'at least you can get pregnant'.
...a slap in the face.
always there.
Secondary Infertility is :
Unfair
Cruel
Intimidating
Hurtful
Depressing
Beatable
the most heartbreaking and ongoing experience I have to live with.
a journey that makes me stronger.
...the disease that brought me my wonderful, amazing, wanted and loved twins.
Infertility is hell.
Infertility is suffocating
not going to define me. I will persevere.
Never forgotten
a disease that changed my life and perspective forever.
Infertility is something that is not going to break me.
...not going to stop me from becoming an Aunt, because my sister is a fighter!
first thought:
infertility is exhausting
second thought
infertility is not the winner. I beat it. I am an infertility survivor
infertility is not how I choose to define myself.
tangent, I hate how infertility is like a definition. We say, I'm infertile. People with cancer or any other disease don't say, "I'm breast cancer or I'm colitis". It is I have breast cancer or I have colitis. It is a part of them but does not consume them like infertility can and many times does.
I think I will write a post about that. thanks for the inspiration. I am curious to see what your project is.
I wanted to add the comments I got on Twitter and Facebook here for posterity too:
From Twitter: Infertility is...
- hope
- heart wrenching
- the most devastating natural disaster you'll ever survive (& InfertileTurtle's awesome post about this quote)
- life changing, devastating, bull shit, heart breaking, a marathon
- a very special life path for the selected people...
- a part of me forever
From Facebook - Infertility is...
- I can never find words adequate enough to describe it, so I would simply say "devastating."
- Isolating
- Annoying, overwhelming, depressing
- A Bitch!!! Pardon my language but it is!
- Heartbreaking
- Lonely and confusing
- Misunderstood (and all the above)
- expensive, heartbreaking, frustrating, costly, draining, painful
- Pain
- Soul Sucking
- like no other disease
- Deceptive. Just when you think that it's the worst thing that could ever happen, you realize it happened for a reason.
- emotionally draining! And pretty much everything everyone else said, too.
- nfertility is not the end. I'm saying that now but a few seconds ago I was going to type depressing. Well, it IS depressing but the Lord has a plan. I always wish it was His plan to give us another child. We have a daughter who's 17 and we've been "trying" to have another for 15 years. There's really nothing wrong with us. I struggle with not knowing why things are and being bitter and jealous. Sigh.
...complete and utter crap.
...A raw deal.
...devastating to mind, body and soul.
...a weight on my heart that I hope I can lift...soon
...lonely
...something that needs more public awareness
...deflating
1.-an unexpected disease that hit me while I was busy planning my life.
2.-everywhere! Everyone knows someone....
3.-indelible. Regardless of the outcome, you are forever changed.
...a part of me. Even 11 years after my son was born. I would not change a thing.
Infertility is ... enlightening.
Although it's been heartbreaking and frustrating and painful and everything else in between, my husband and I have learned a lot about ourselves, our bodies and our marriage.
Stephanie
Community Manager/Consultant
Attain Fertility
breaking my heart into small pieces.
Infertility is... the deepest, darkest pit in which I have ever been stuck, in which I feel completely alone, in which I see no hint of light, and in which I fear I will wither away to nothingness.
I know I"m a bit late, but:
Infertility is... the hardest challenge I've ever faced
Infertility is a journey. Just like life, it has its ups and downs. Just like life, it has its stormy days and sunny days. Just like life, it's unpredictable.
Infertility is a health issue and should be covered 100% under all medical insurance plans.
consuming
traumatic
exhausting
expensive
life altering
painful beyond words
waiting
a disease of the individual, the couple, the family, the co-workers, the entire community.
shattering
not something I would wish on my worst enemy.
my punishment for not being perfect enough. Which is of course nonsense, but easy to believe when I am feeling hopeless.
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