Alpha and Omega

On Thursday, I sent out two cards. Interestingly enough, both to the same town in Texas to two families who don't know each other and probably never will.

The first is to celebrate the joyous arrival of Benjamin. I can't tell you how excited I am that this little ivf miracle is here. His mama and I have "known" each other online for over two years. I imagine that one day our babies will finally get to meet and play together.

The other card was a sympathy card for a family who lost a beautiful 31-year-old woman. Although I knew her only through her sister-in-law who is my friend, I felt a certain connection because I knew she was "one of us"- an infertile. I didn't know all the details, but knew how long they had tried and didn't seek medical treatment. I often wondered how she dealt with the news of both of her sisters-in-law being unexpectedly pregnant within minutes of their weddings even though they were married years after she was. This year, they finally decided to pursue more testing and found out that she had severe endometriosis. So severe that a hysterectomy was recommended-ending all hope for a biological child. What a blow that must have been. But her infertility journey was not to end there. Tragically, during surgery her aorta was punctured and she bled to death. And now her young husband is left only with grief.


A beginning and an end.