I don’t know when or why I started taking photos of my infertility journey, but I suppose it’s because I take photos of everything and this has been an all consuming process for the last three years.
Also, I want to remember.
As strange as that sounds, I want to remember the hot tears, sharp needles, bruises that went from black and blue to green and lasted for weeks upon weeks, waiting rooms filled with birth announcements, handfuls of pills and every single time I wished on a shooting star, blew out a candle on a birthday cake or looked at the clock at 11:11. Then again, how could I forget?
The only thing I know for sure, when it comes to my struggle is that it will all be worth it in the end.
If you ever wanted to know what infertility looks like, here you go:
If you’re new to Letters For Lucas and my story, I write an infertility column over at SheKnows and I’d love for you to read it and/or or share it with someone you know battling this disease. I also have a Pinterest board dedicated to Infertility.
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