tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post6426850557766180090..comments2024-01-02T06:57:26.352-05:00Comments on Life and Love in the Petri Dish: Where I've beenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-7896493938108875642009-09-09T23:25:59.679-04:002009-09-09T23:25:59.679-04:00It is nice to hear from you again! My husband and ...It is nice to hear from you again! My husband and I love biking, and he bikes to work for at least 1.5 hour frequently.<br /><br />I hope the exercise will help to clear up your mind!<br /><br />Take care!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-49485026889006281302009-09-09T21:29:19.002-04:002009-09-09T21:29:19.002-04:00It's good to hear from you Mo! I've been t...It's good to hear from you Mo! I've been thinking about you and wondering how you have been. I'm glad to hear you say that biking made you feel vibrant and alive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-28681230874597479452009-09-09T14:34:22.942-04:002009-09-09T14:34:22.942-04:00We all have a wild woman within, a powerful primal...We all have a wild woman within, a powerful primal archetype of a free strong female. How wonderful that you are reconnecting with yours. She is an amazing resource in times of scarce energy and vitality. Everytime we have a traumatic experience, shamans say we leave bits of ourselves behind, and therefore they do soul retrievals to help us get whole once again. There are, of course, many ways to call your soul back to you. Glad to hear you are finding yours.Petruciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779047222262497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-19101362139264829052009-09-09T12:39:31.896-04:002009-09-09T12:39:31.896-04:00I hear you. I think that the juncture of knowing i...I hear you. I think that the juncture of knowing if you can or cannot know, and living with that, is critical to being able to move on to the next phase with psychic integrity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-15225767905040222042009-09-09T08:23:48.376-04:002009-09-09T08:23:48.376-04:00Biking in the city!! you go girl - I used to bike ...Biking in the city!! you go girl - I used to bike in a park and I would get freaked out when a car or runner came by!<br /><br />It is really good to hear from you, I think of you often. I am glad to hear that you are gathering information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-62919283644892607142009-09-09T06:30:57.069-04:002009-09-09T06:30:57.069-04:00You've inspired me. Time to recapture the pre-...You've inspired me. Time to recapture the pre-TTC woman in me too. Kudos for being so strong. Thinking of you!Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601658763629858243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-48406760959862245162009-09-09T03:50:52.084-04:002009-09-09T03:50:52.084-04:00I've been following your blog for quite some t...I've been following your blog for quite some time, and am glad to see you reconnecting and emerging once again. I have been where you are...after 9 (yes NINE) miscarriages in various stages of pregnancy, we were worked up by 2 of the best clinics in the country. We got no definitive results, but somehow that is OK. We looked into adoption after much soul searching and deciding we wanted to be parents, and DNA didn't call me mommy, a child did. It's been a long ride, and 3 years later we have 2 beautiful kids through the gift of adoption. Give yourself time to soul search and whatever you decide, I wish you the very best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-67554133963292565632009-09-09T00:36:16.308-04:002009-09-09T00:36:16.308-04:00I'm so glad to see you emerge. I've been f...I'm so glad to see you emerge. I've been following you for awhile... we've lost multiple chilren from a genetic issue (one at 8 months of age and several in gestation) and it's amazing how that situation has opened our hearts to something that seemed strange and impossible before... we now have 2 children via donor eggs and we seriously considered adoption... and I can tell you from 1st hand experience that regardless of genetics... a child that is born into your heart it 100% without a doubt your child...<br />- HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-59288915442740405502009-09-09T00:01:07.830-04:002009-09-09T00:01:07.830-04:00I'm glad you are able to enjoy the little thin...I'm glad you are able to enjoy the little things in life. What a challenge this can be in the face of overwhelming grief. Bike riding sounds like great medicine to me!Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668069274859889749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-61959798886650668892009-09-08T23:41:22.914-04:002009-09-08T23:41:22.914-04:00I am so happy to see your post. After 2 losses th...I am so happy to see your post. After 2 losses this year, I cried "ugg" + some depression lead me to start with a psychotherapist. Just trying to tune things up. To help address my anxiety, I'm concentrating on being a woman of action: visualizing my anxieties moving away during my runs, reminding myself that I'm acting everyday, and actively communicating with my husband. So here's to the action and the living.hilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620704454262786694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-85349394520364539772009-09-08T22:17:40.605-04:002009-09-08T22:17:40.605-04:00missed you, but so understand the need to step awa...missed you, but so understand the need to step away. omg a bike - I have no idea why that strikes fear in my heart. I would rather hike for hours than challenge my balance on a bike. you rock. <br /><br />Wait, let me say that again:<br /><br />Mo, you rock. Take as long as you need to remember that. <br /><br />Embracing you.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830332489753742950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-26063732767417857082009-09-08T21:19:18.101-04:002009-09-08T21:19:18.101-04:00As long as you wear your helmet, have lights on if...As long as you wear your helmet, have lights on if it's getting dark out, don't listen to music while biking, and keep your eyes open to watch for all the idiot drivers out there (defensive biking is key!), you'll hopefully be fine! I biked to work in Toronto for 5 years, where Toronto drivers are notoriously bad. Never felt all that unsafe, but I really watched for the morons, and feel completely naked without my helmet on.<br />Glad you're taking your time to process things and get back to things you enjoy.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805727250430361509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-45465744084386803902009-09-08T21:11:09.560-04:002009-09-08T21:11:09.560-04:00So happy to hear you are out there living while yo...So happy to hear you are out there living while you decide what next on your journey. Sometimes a little break (or a bicycle ride!) can help us better understand ourselves.michellehttp://smoochdog.squarespace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-81171938551760985472009-09-08T21:06:32.763-04:002009-09-08T21:06:32.763-04:00Good for you! Im so glad you are finding your happ...Good for you! Im so glad you are finding your happy self again!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15733642932201946839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-20430291572986758992009-09-08T20:58:58.007-04:002009-09-08T20:58:58.007-04:00I'm so glad to hear from you. I've been t...I'm so glad to hear from you. I've been thinking about you two and glad to hear that you are doing OK.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844319222032025685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-15607380119445710292009-09-08T20:53:10.571-04:002009-09-08T20:53:10.571-04:00Glad to hear from you! Congrats on the bike! A f...Glad to hear from you! Congrats on the bike! A friend of mine writes a really cute little biking blog I bet you would enjoy!<br /><br />http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com/My Endo Journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752744479527167274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-63934437768639635942009-09-08T20:39:41.134-04:002009-09-08T20:39:41.134-04:00so glad to hear about this. i've been thinking...so glad to hear about this. i've been thinking of you lots!!<br /><br />xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-1737837825612354592009-09-08T20:17:25.305-04:002009-09-08T20:17:25.305-04:00Good for you! Kudos on the biking to work. Whate...Good for you! Kudos on the biking to work. Whatever helps you to recapture part of that pre-loss Mo is fabulous. I hope you are able to revel in it a bit.<br /><br />Good to hear from you again...SassyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018022347771467869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-17418759303210429122009-09-08T18:55:13.831-04:002009-09-08T18:55:13.831-04:00Thank you for checking in....I've been thinkin...Thank you for checking in....I've been thinking of you. I love that you bought that bike!Barefoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514231523278098569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-41412670276525394362009-09-08T18:23:08.407-04:002009-09-08T18:23:08.407-04:00So good to hear from you, Mo. You've been in m...So good to hear from you, Mo. You've been in my thoughts.'Murgdan'https://www.blogger.com/profile/00740095971968567222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-56052495106129842312009-09-08T17:47:45.890-04:002009-09-08T17:47:45.890-04:00Good to hear from you. Sounds like you and Will ar...Good to hear from you. Sounds like you and Will are taking some much needed time to reconnect and heal yourselves - body, heart and soul. <br />Enjoy your biking adventures!!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740939355597069712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-52121872538013689212009-09-08T17:17:23.776-04:002009-09-08T17:17:23.776-04:00Good to hear from you. Been thinking of you. Just ...Good to hear from you. Been thinking of you. Just know that I'm only an email, a phone call, a subway ride, or a taxi ride away.<br /><br />Biking in city traffic scares me, but the trip through the park must be wonderful. You're very brave, but that's not news!Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16255190971670471758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-38833589265654719322009-09-08T17:15:49.048-04:002009-09-08T17:15:49.048-04:00I have been been thinking about you Mo and was thr...I have been been thinking about you Mo and was thrilled to see you posted. I feel very connected to your situation. You get through cancer, thinking to yourself it will all be ok in the end if I can still have a child of my own' - Like the cancer won't count if you conquer infertility. And when the plan doesn't work the way you think, the inconvenience and reality of life after cancer comes back at you full force. You are slapped with the realization you are not like the other young women having babies, you are a cancer victim. And we want to be survivors, not victims who can't have babies...that feels like we didn't beat cancer, because it's like it beat you reproductively, and it took the part that matters to you the most. I love your courage Mo. I look to your blog often as model of how to move forward and follow the dream in spite of everything. You are a remarkable young woman. I am very sorry for what has happened to you, but know in my heart you will come out on top in the end. I am also sorry for the ramble....LizLiz Ellwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310297494864046375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-49234870123713205352009-09-08T16:03:25.912-04:002009-09-08T16:03:25.912-04:00Mo, I've been thinking about you so much. Hop...Mo, I've been thinking about you so much. Hoping that you've been healing and deciding and finding peace with whatever you decide to do. And it sounds like you have been doing just that. I can just *see* you riding your bike, weaving through the traffic and feeling exhilarated and it makes me smile.MissMVKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454986676679634784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-53171119888166921992009-09-08T16:01:24.308-04:002009-09-08T16:01:24.308-04:00I've felt the most peace in this journey when ...I've felt the most peace in this journey when I've just gone back to living and loving. I hope you rediscover yourself with ease.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529652450620062626noreply@blogger.com