Personal Experience

Almighty Cure, The "Staring at my limp left hand, my brain sent out urgent messages: Move, fingers!"

 

Childless on Mother's Day "How I hated the sight. Dozens of perfectly formed roses -- one for every mother in the congregation. But not for me."

 

Confessions of a Lost Lamb "I left the courthouse in tears. Lifting my head toward the sky, I intentionally stepped onto the street and into the path of a truck. I looked into the driver's eyes as he drove nearer, and I silently prayed for him to hit me. I just want to die. Hit me so I'll be out of my misery."

 

Good for Something "Her icy stare and curled lip convinced me I was good for nothing. I gulped, then flinched, but there was no slap. Not this time."

 

If God Really Loved Me . . . "I'd always planned to have a house full of children by the time I was thirty-five . . . . But my plans obviously weren't the same as God's."

 

Living With Cerebral Palsy "Please don't treat me like a baby," I'd tell people, "because I am not one. I have a brain and it works."

 

New Beginnings ". . . a nice high swing, followed by a missed connection to the catcher and a spine-splitting sprawl into the net."

 

Unexpected Rejection "My gut sensed her growing hostility, but my heart didn't want to believe it. I was all alone, facing my greatest fear: rejection by my birth mother."

 

 

Tips for Helping Infertile Couples Infertility can create a lot of awkwardness when friends interact. Unfortunately, we can do more harm than good if we don't know what to say and do, and what to not say and do. Marlo Schalesky offers suggestions on how we can lend support.