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Category: Fortitude

Parallel Universe Reveals Hard Truths

Posted on June 23, 2022June 24, 2022 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Greetings from the 95+ plus degree Detroit area heat. It’s day 25 of 32 in my parallel universe. I arrived on the eve of Memorial Day in the Detroit area 26 years ago to the day after I packed my bags to pursue a new life out west. My original plan to enjoy June 2022…

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Let’s Flow Freely This Weekend

Posted on May 2, 2022May 3, 2022 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Late April, early May brings a certain incessant MD marketing madness. Serenity now, right? Curious to know your frame of mind as we approach the second Sunday in May this year. It could range from fragile to numbingly indifferent to WTF awful. All or none of the above or anything in between. There is no…

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Relief and Reflection Deliver New Insights

Posted on March 18, 2021March 20, 2021 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Relief is the feeling that floods your body when you know there’s a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve felt relief many times throughout my life. Relief in knowing my 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Cote, still liked me after she scolded me for not being compassionate enough toward another student. Relief…

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From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Adaptation Is Our Superpower

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Adaptation goes hand in hand with moving forward. This thought came to mind as I sat down in late August to write the following blog post for the final day of World Childless Week 2020.  I had hoped to log in and participate in some of the WCW live events, but this week overlapped with…

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Life After Infertility: One Decade, Many Thoughts

Posted on December 29, 2019July 2, 2021 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Life after infertility brings unique challenges and stormy seas … in time, however, we acquire a quiet assurance and insights particular to those seasoned by turmoil, as those of us who have confronted infertility, know well.  Recently, an interview request from an Australian editor provided a chance to revisit 10+ years of experience and the wisdom…

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Childless is a word I detest

Posted on September 13, 2018November 12, 2022 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Childless. While there is not one thing I like about this word, I am supportive of those who want to draw attention to the social issues surrounding it. What’s behind my dislike of the word? First of all, it comes loaded with baggage.  Unkind stereotypes abound. I could find no evidence of the word ‘childful’…

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What Will Life Be Like if IVF Fails?

Posted on July 8, 2017July 8, 2017 by Pamela Tsigdinos

When IVF fails. Imagine if this very real outcome was the compassionately finessed starting point of any fertility-related discussion. Novel, don’t you agree? It’s the inverse of how the IVF sales pitch begins at ‘fertility’ clinics. The lack of preparation for IVF failure creates unforeseen hazards. It also leaves those left to confront an IVF…

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Tribe: Fitting In and How We See Ourselves

Posted on May 23, 2015September 22, 2016 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Our sense of who we are and how we fit in — or don’t — alters over time. The gawky growth phase — whether as an adolescent or as an adult going through complicated transitions are the most memorable — usually due to the mess involved. In the midst of it we feel awkward, restless…

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Strong At The Broken Places

Posted on September 30, 2014July 24, 2018 by Pamela Tsigdinos

This week my TV viewing intersected with life in a meaningful way.  Larger than life characters reminded me that in the long march of time, it’s how we cope with what comes our way that defines us. In turbulent times, sanity and clear thinking can be in short supply. That was made abundantly clear in…

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Casting off Chains of Infertility: Fertility Diary, The Life of Pi and Search for Peace

Posted on December 9, 2013November 12, 2022 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Each of us who confronts infertility has no idea where it will take us. We launch into turbulent seas unaware of when or if we will encounter calm water or be delivered into a safe harbor. Certain contributing reproductive conditions are more easily treated than others and some individuals have more disposal income than others…

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