You brought the subject to life— one that even with the well-written article, most women, men, and even doctors won’t be able to fully grasp.
I wanted to thank Erin Stiebel for her article about being a BRCA carrier and the importance of testing. Breast cancer runs in my family. While my sisters and mother have chosen not to test for the gene, I’ve wanted to for a while. But as we all know… life happens and I never got around to it.
And then on Shabbos, I read your article, and felt so motivated to get it done that I made an appointment for first thing Sunday morning. Your doctor’s insight that “your children need you more than you need to have more children” was so eye-opening for me and I’m truly grateful to you for sharing your experience. It is in your merit that I went to get tested this morning! Thank you.
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Thank you for your article about Hyperemesis gravidarum. You brought the subject to life — one that even with the well-written article, most women, men, and even doctors won’t be able to fully grasp.
There are so many memories: wanting the pregnancy to just be over (at one point miscarrying and almost having a weird feeling of relief, then feeling guilty about it afterward); having a good day and then panicking that it probably means the baby isn’t thriving (which means you don’t get to enjoy the short-lived good day!); feeling so misunderstood by others who can’t understand why you’re totally incapable of getting dressed and going to the corner grocery. I remember passing out on an almost daily basis and having my four-year-old son run to get my phone to call for help.
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