Category Archives: Worry

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Posted on August 1, 2012 by sugarmapleoflife

The receptionist at the fertility clinic doesn’t ask for my name anymore and the financial person says “Hi Honey” when she passes by me.  Ugh!  This evokes warm fuzzies at the local coffee shop or a conference, but not so … Continue reading →

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Self-Deception and Insomnia

Posted on July 2, 2012 by sugarmapleoflife

It is about 2am as I am writing this.  I am staring at a blue screen which is something I always tell my patients with insomnia not to do.  Every cycle since starting progesterone, I have had to wait for … Continue reading →

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I Wish I Knew What To Do

Posted on June 12, 2012 by sugarmapleoflife

Sometimes I wish there was a grief etiquette book.  Most of the time I wish that the people who deal with me in my grief were reading the book and were better equipped.  Right now, I wish there was a … Continue reading →

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Grief and Over-Identification With A Duck

Posted on May 4, 2012 by sugarmapleoflife

The past 24 hours have been rough for me and I find myself over-identifying with a duck (I’ll get back to that).  We found out last night that this cycle was a failure.  On the voicemail the nurse said “if … Continue reading →

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Every Little Twitch My Body Makes

Posted on May 1, 2012 by sugarmapleoflife

If I ever have the privilege of being pregnant again, I know that I am going to be that statistic of difficult patients who pester their doctors and have a difficult time trusting that things are going OK.  I am … Continue reading →

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