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Ideally I could write about my mental health struggles as they occur but usually it’s more unsafe for me to contemplate writing a detailed account while still navigating the crappiness. But recently I had a day with many red flags, triggers and surpassing my breaking point. I identified the triggers and took actionable steps throughout…
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I haven’t posted in a few months. This explains where I’ve been and why I haven’t posted.
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Just as quickly as our first placement started, we found out nearly as quickly that it was ending. Here is how it unfolded and those first few days living with the news.
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The first few months of lockdowns and most time spent at home gave us plenty of opportunities to talk about the after effects of the Cleveland appointment and what we imagined when we thought about the future. But we never did any of that. A few times Isabelle tried introducing the topic only for me…
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The doctor said he wanted another opinion before he told me what he expected, which was what he tells one man per year at his practice.
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I realized our first foster placement went through our porch swing. Early on in the placement, I was beyond overwhelmed. Ironically I was the one to saying yes to the placement. Isabelle was hesitant about the newborn in the NICU while I thought about all the placement emails we were receiving daily and said let’s…
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We accepted our first placement on June 20 and the older child arrived around 6 p.m. This is how the first night went.
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I thought about putting this in the introduction post but decided it should be its own entry. A lot of what I post on here will be news to many people, especially family and friends who read this. So much is the ugly truth of the many thoughts and scars I carry with me. My…
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A glimpse at who I am and why I want to share my story from infertility to fostering.
Fostering After Infertility 