Should you be open about having fertility treatments? In retrospect, the hardest part about IVF (in-vitro fertilization), was keeping the secret. More specifically, the angst around deciding whether to keep things a secret or just tell the world. At first, I didn’t want to tell anyone at all. Then the start Read more…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Medically Unnecessary – not “reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury.” When I stumbled into wellstar urgent care on July 1st, it was for viral symptoms–lethargy, congestion, couldn’t-move-without-hacking type stuff. I had held off for a few weeks, expecting the virus to run course, but finally Read more…
While writing Courage to Tri, I learned a number of lessons that apply to triathlon and way beyond. The first was that being a newbie—at anything—is hard. The second is that almost-nothing goes as planned! This week, J and I had out-of-town plans for the fourth. I thought I’d launching my book and celebrating a July 1st pubdate. But Read more…
The following was written after I experienced three egg retrievals in a row in 2017, with only one embryo recommended for transfer. “It’s all downhill from here” is a duplicitous phrase. It connotes both easy coasting ahead and some sort of decline. If someone yells it during a run race Read more…
I have a confession to make, I’ve been secret training for an event. And not just an ordinary event, it’s a really long one. Longer than RAAM, or ultraman, or even the Tour. Training for this event is a little out of the ordinary compared to my usual two IRONMAN races a year. Instead, it involves potentially involves skipping Saturday morning bike rides, adopting Sadie’s run pace as my semi-permanent pace, and hiding in my car injecting drugs in my stomach in a state park like I did today.
At first, I didn’t want to tell anyone at all. Then the start date for my prep began to approach and that’s when things got weird. I had to make excuses for my abnormal behavior. I got vague during future based discussions. And I started realizing that keeping things a secret was unsustainable and a recipe for misery. So instead I decided to tell everyone.