I know we have been fairly silent. Thank you for respecting us and continuing to send your love and support. I’ve still been writing and I thought it was for myself, but if this is going to be what we started it as, I feel like I need to share. Please continue to give Casey […]
Read MoreNote: This post is a continuation of Jamie’s journey with endometriosis and IVF Part 1. While the IVF round she describes here occurred in June 2018, she also addressed current infertility status as of December 2019 in this post. After going home and processing that we may not be able to have a child using […]
Read MoreI vividly remember the day this journey began. It was the spring of 2017. I had healed from my endo surgery done in late 2015 and had been doing every diet, supplement, weekly acupuncture, reiki, and any other possible thing I could think of. I was ready to face that we needed the help of […]
Read MoreDylan came into this world as a force. She still is. When she started walking, it was with such purpose and “swagger” we nicknamed her honey badger. She always knew exactly what she wanted and went right for it. I am sure that having Mason as a big brother helped her with this also. Sister […]
Read MoreEndometriosis (endo) affects 1 in 10 women. 1 in 10! That blows my mind. One main issue I have found is the lack of awareness of women, myself included, and health care providers. I find this incredibly frustrating. The symptoms and degree of pain vary immensely from person to person. I experienced an incredibly painful […]
Read MoreBrandon and I went through a round of IVF at the end of June 2018. We knew going in that the chances were very low of having our own child (less than 5% due to my endometriosis), but we felt that we needed to try. I was given very large doses of hormones to give […]
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