9 Lives?

icon1 Posted by admin in Stories on 01 4th, 2010 | one response

off day

I’ve noticed that our little IF community feels kind of like a pack, or at least we treat each other with that sort of “pack” mentality that you see with dogs and cats. We have a pack, 2 dogs and 2 cats and there’s safety in a group, don’t you think? After one of our cats spent the night tossing her cookies all over our bedroom, one of the dogs (retriever, of course) licked her ears and face and let her know she was still loved. And because it feels like we die a thousand deaths every time a cycle fails or we have a miscarriage or we feel that profound sense of loss, we need the people in this community to bring us back to life….over and over again.

One Response to “9 Lives?”

  1. Elisabeth says:
    January 6, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    Hello!

    My name is Elisabeth, and I am an infertility / repeated pregnancy loss “veteran”. You can read a little bit about me and my experiences in my (not very updated) blog: drhousewife.blogspot.com . I am completing a PhD in Counseling Psychology, and my dissertation is focused upon the impact of infertility on marriage. I believe strongly that there is a need for better support services for men and women who are undergoing IF diagnosis and treatment, and my hope is that this study will aid in the development of such services.

    I am contacting you after stumbling across your blog. I am recruiting participants for my study, and wanted to invite you and your husband to take part. All that would be involved would be the completion of an online survey, that would take approximately 20 minutes. All couples who complete the surveys will receive a voucher good for a pair of free movie tickets at a Regal Cinemas.

    Please let me know if you are interested by emailing me at UTInfertilityResearch@gmail.com . I have included the criteria for participation below.

    Feel free to pass information along to anyone you know who might be interested in contributing to this study.

    Best of luck to you!
    Elisabeth

    Member of a married, heterosexual couple
    Both you and your spouse are between the ages of 20 – 45
    You do not have any biological or adopted children living in your home
    You are not currently pregnant
    Either you, your spouse, or both has received an infertility diagnosis
    You have received treatment for infertility in the past six months, or plan to do so in the next six months
    Both you and your partner are willing to participate & have access to the internet

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