Being Donor Conceived – by an adult conceived via sperm donation

When prospective parents make a decision to go the egg donation route, many times they have difficulty deciding if they will disclose their conception story with their child and if so, when. There isn’t anyone I’ve spoken with who makes this decision lightly. Everyone wants to do what’s best for their child and they don’t want to hurt or confuse...

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The Fragile X – Autism Connection

(Yahoo News ) “He crawls into your heart. And he has a way of just touching you. Because he is so sensitive, and he has a good sense of humor. And those are on good days.” It’s the good days for her 13 year-old son, Justin, that Shari Silver is hoping for. Justin suffers from Fragile X Syndrome, a neurodevelopmental condition that causes symptoms ranging from...

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Free Tele-Summit: Infertility Busters for the Stressful Holiday Season

Infertility Busters for the Stressful Holiday Season Tele-Summit is a FREE EVENT & is going on NOW! It’s not too late to sign up! 21 top Infertility experts share their secrets! Click on this link for more information and to sign up: ifbusters.com Hosted by Renee Waggener, owner of Xtraordinary Fertility The following experts are scheduled: Davina Fankhauser and...

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Thankful on Thanksgiving Day and always

I have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving and learning there’s been a new addition to one of my hopeful families brings me great joy. Congratulations Lou, Terry and Matthew! ———————— Suzanne, I thought I’d get this out right before Thanksgiving (seemed fitting). Seems like yesterday that I last wrote to...

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Book Review: The Pea That Was Me, An Egg Donation Story

My copy of  The Pea that was Me: An Egg-Donation Story (Volume 1)  by Kimberly Kluger-Bell arrived in yesterday’s mail. My children (9 year old twin daughters and 7 1/2 year old son) were with me when I opened the package and they were excited to see what I received.  They immediately wanted to read it while standing over my shoulder. Love that!  When I asked...

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