As a fellow infertile having just finished a failed IVF cycle, I was moved at Jenna's story. The emotions and thoughts she expressed during her cycles were exactly how I had felt...it truly made me feel less alone in my journey. I can not thank Jenna enough for having the strength to tell her story...it brings comfort to other infertiles that they are not alone.
Amy, Illinois
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Brandy, Illinois
I, like many others that walk the infertility path, have read at least a dozen books on the topic. Not until now have I read something so close to my own private thoughts, feelings and insecurities. Between websites and TV I knew Jenna's full story would touch my heart, but I never expected to walk away feeling such a connection to someone I had never met. This book touched topics that many of us can't or don't talk about. Thank you Jenna, for sharing your personal, private journey with us. And thank you for writing ours. You've done a tremendous job.
Amanda, California
When I heard on a message board that there was going to be a segment about infertility on Oprah I set my TiVo and couldn't wait to get home from work. Even though I was pretty upset about the lack of time dedicated to this topic, I couldn't have been more impressed with Jenna's ability to use that time well. When the book came out I must have been one of the first ones to receive it and I was again so impressed with the way she articulated the pain, fears and vulnerability that a veteran of infertility feels daily. Even though her experiences weren't exactly the same as mine, all of the emotions were exactly as I have felt. In this book, Jenna put into words what I haven't been able to.
I read your book last night in two hours. It made me feel nauseous, terrified, relieved, validated, and as you so eloquently put it, just simply "sad for myself". It rolled me back through time, over the past seven bumpy years of my marriage that have been oh so similar to your story. 2 losses and about to start our first IVF after years of denial.
I am grateful that you are a teacher. Working with children can be the most tortuous blessing. The hardest part of my journey has been my career - I am a midwife and have had to work with beautiful fresh newborns on a daily basis for years. The pain of this work is the one thing that I have found people really cannot grasp.
The most important thing that your writing has done for me, and I hope for all those who come across it, is to FINALLY UNDERSTAND that infertility is a disease.
A disease. I woke up with that word in my mind this morning. I get it. It is not my fault, not my husband's, not the millions of things that I have wondered about over the years. Karma? No. A lack of positive thinking? No. Not enough organic food? No.
Infertility is a disease and you have brought that fact public. You will help to remove the stigma and taboo with your work and for that I thank you.
Shannon, British Columbia, Canada
