I have thought about starting this blog for almost 10 years now. We are just entering a new decade, so why not try something new? My inspiration comes from my own experiences and from others. Nearly one year ago I met a young girl starting out in my profession. She was newly married, just started a new job, and was distraught over the pressure from family and friends to have a baby. She already knew she had medical issues preventing this from happening. She was still struggling with this news; and every time someone mentioned the topic, it was like ripping a bandaid off a very sore wound. I spent almost 3 hours listening to this stranger’s story. I shared with her my own experiences and my thoughts on starting a blog. She along with many others encouraged me to do so. It has taken me this long to get up the courage to do so partly because I had my own healing to do and partly out of fear. It took a conversation with a stranger for me to realize it was time to overcome the fear, put myself out there, and share some experiences. Maybe this is part of my healing. Maybe my story is meant to help someone else. Maybe there is someone out there wondering how do they help their hurting friend or family member….I would love to hear your stories, thoughts and suggestions as we start this journey together. Stay tuned for upcoming posts on what not to say when your friend is not expecting.