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Treading on Sacred Ground: Why NOT IVF or Embryonic Stem Cell Research?

Posted in Catholic Exchange, in vitro fertilization, tagged , , , on March 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Last week my friend Denise published on Catholic Exchange an account of her IVF experience, which is entitled “Treading on Sacred Ground.”  If you’re considering this type of assisted reproduction … or are still on the fence with how you feel about embryonic stem cell research, this article is for you.
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Bad Endings: When Choices Break Our Hearts

Posted in Adoption, grief, parenting, tagged , , , , , on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about choices. The ones we make (and wish we hadn’t); the ones we didn’t (but wish we had). The ones that hurt no one but ourselves … and those with far-reaching consequences that hurt the least deserving.
For example, “Orphans Hope” reports that if all the parentless children of the world stood shoulder to shoulder, they [...]

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Life After Miscarriage: A Guest Post by Dawn Wilde

Posted in grief, tagged , , , on October 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »

One of the last articles that I acquired for Canticle did not make the “final cut”… but I felt the subject matter was too important not to give it a wider audience. And so, I’d like to share this woman’s story with you here.
“Dawn Wilde” (a pseudonym) experienced her own painful journey from grief to hope [...]

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Have I Miscarried? Signs to help you know.

Posted in Infertility, Miscarriage, and Loss, grief, tagged , on September 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Today I came across this article online that identifies the signs that you have miscarried. 
Recently Tina at “Antique Mommy” posted about her experiences with infertility, and put together a helpful list of things not to say to someone who is having difficulty trying to conceive. I hadn’t considered before that suggesting adoption might not be appropriate.
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Should I Try IVF or Surrogacy?

Posted in Adoption, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Loss, tagged , , , on August 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »

By our very nature, women are called by God to nurture new life. Children are true “gifts,” the fruit of total self-giving, sown in the protected arbor of married love. When children are conceived in this way, we become co-creators with God – a human reflection of divine love that is the Trinity.
So then, what is [...]

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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Posted in Adoption, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Loss, tagged , , on August 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »

From Dawn Davenport, adoption expert and founder of “Creating a Family”:
Hi all. Tomorrow’s Creating a Family show, Aug.13, will be on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, and my guest will be Dr. Marcelle Cedars, director of the University of California at San Francisco Center for Reproductive Health.  Dr. Cedars specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of PCOS. [...]

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EMN Carnival #1: Tea Time!

Posted in EMN Carnival, Extraordinary Moms, tagged , , , , , on August 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I wanted this, our first Carnival, to be a friendly introduction to the women you’ll be hearing from now and again through EMN. We’re just getting started, and I’m hoping this time next month there are many more entries for you to peruse. But for now, just pour yourself a favorite cuppa, and “come and see.” [...]

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