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Mother’s Day: Tips From RESOLVE Chat

Jeanne — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:53:29 +0000

On what is the eve of Mother’s Day (at least here in the United States), the link below may be helpful to some readers here: RESOLVE: Mother’s and Father’s Day Chat Transcript My thoughts go out to anyone who is struggling (or has in the past) with infertility, pregnancy loss, insensitive comments from people, and [...]

National Infertility Awareness Week 2012

Jeanne — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:05:11 +0000

It is National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW). Often, when we read about infertility online we hear about the struggle of those who are actively trying to conceive… or perhaps about life after a struggle with infertility that includes children. However, there are many others whose stories with regard to infertility may not be heard quite [...]

Exhaustion: Five Tips For Coping

Jeanne — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:40:48 +0000

What happens when you were already tired to start… truly exhausted… and then a crisis situation of some sort (or multiple crises) crops up – resulting in you expending energy you didn’t even know or think you had and leading to a more profound state of exhaustion that makes day-to-day functioning quite challenging? What do [...]

Getting Back In The Saddle

Jeanne — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:19:43 +0000

It can be quite difficult for anyone to “get back in the saddle”, so to speak, when the normal routine has been disrupted. I think it’s especially challenging for those living with chronic pain and chronic illness. As those living with chronic conditions know, having routines can be especially helpful for riding out the storms. [...]

Endometriosis Awareness Month: Reflection Time

Jeanne — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:19:42 +0000

As I have written previously, I have not been able to do the sort of endometriosis advocacy work I normally do this time of year – for Endometriosis Awareness Month – due to an offline situation that has been largely keeping me from my normal activities. However, I did want to take a moment, as [...]

Endometriosis And Sunscreen

Jeanne — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:39:13 +0000

Spring is in the air! It’s that time of year (in my part of the world, anyway) where people tend to spend more time outdoors. Since it’s Endometriosis Awareness Month, I wanted to highlight some new research that I think is worth noting. Today I received an email that referred to a study about sunscreen [...]

MUC Gene Research: Endometriosis And Infertility

Jeanne — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:22:12 +0000

If you’re looking for some light reading, the research listed below is not it. If you’re interested in reading thought-provoking, detailed information regarding research on endometriosis and endometriosis-related infertility, this is an interesting read. For those of you who are not signed up for Google alerts on the topic of endometriosis, you may wish to [...]

“Life Is What Happens To You While You’re Busy Making Other Plans”

Jeanne — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 06:00:17 +0000

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans” ~~~ John Lennon As I anticipated at the beginning of the month, I have not been able to engage in the Endometriosis Awareness Month activities I normally do in March. The offline situation I have mentioned previously is continuing to make it difficult [...]

Facing Endometriosis Awareness Month With Uncertainty…

Jeanne — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:50:32 +0000

In many ways, my life – as I knew it – got shattered, for lack of a better term, this past January. My days and nights are now filled with managing a very complex crisis that: sucks my energy, causes immense stress, threatens to take me off track with managing my illnesses, results in emotional [...]

Taking A Break From Taking A “Break”

Jeanne — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:08:34 +0000

It’s a word that can have many different connotations: BREAK A break can be a pleasant, restful time. It can be a time to re-connect with friends and loved ones, to re-energize, and to heal. On the other hand, the word “break” can have far lest restful meanings. Confronting a significant challenge can make you [...]