Experiences

  I was just reading over at Keiko’s blog and she had a post I wanted to link to for Success Story Sunday. Keiko is doing a weekly “Voices of PCOS” and her first story last week was Kristin’s who blogs at Once a Mother. In her story, she details her battle with PCOS and how she adopted a low Glycemic diet (per the advice of her RE) to help in her IVF cycle. It worked and she now has adorable 6 month old twins! Check out her story to get many helpful tips (that I think I am going to look into as well) and her blog to see the cutest babies! Thanks Keiko for sharing these stories! And congratulations Kristin!

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  Today, of course, as many of you are remembering in your own way, is a day we will never forget. We probably all remember where we were, what we were doing and how much this day, 10 years ago, changed our lives forever.

 I had just moved to Colorado and children were a blip in my future dreams as I was months away from even getting engaged. I was trying to gain some independence and job experience half way across the country but I was home sick and longing to be back in NY. When September 11th unfolded, I felt lost and afraid. I wanted to cling to my family, my friends and my future hubby but they were so far away. I didn’t know what the world would be like, how many more attacks would take place, or how much war would be in our future and that unknown was a scary place to think about when moving forward with planning a wedding and eventually children. But, I planned, moved on, and felt whole again. I felt proud to be an American and especially a New Yorker.

  Now, 10 years later, back in New York in my second home with my three children nestled in bed and my boxer snoring next to me, we’re like a typical American family complete with a white picket fence in the suburbs. Today, we remembered that day and what was lost but especially what we gained as a country. My kids are too young to understand, but some day, they will remember with us and share the stories with their own children. We will never forget.

   I’m closing with a picture I took of my hubby (future fiance at the time) as we crossed into NJ on our cross country trip to move me out west. It was taken in August of 2001 with such innocence. I was just trying to get one last shot of the beloved city. I developed my pictures a few days after September 11th and this was the first picture on top of my pile.  It stopped me in my tracks and I remember gasping in disbelief. This is a very precious picture for us today.

My thoughts and prayers are with all those who lost loved ones 10 years ago today. They are all heroes.