Good Morning! I hope you all had a very wonderful and safe Easter filled with family and fun.
Recently, I have discovered that my friends and I have had quite a bit in common. For example, most of my friends are married. That's very strange especially since I am only 20. I thought when Erik and I got married we would be the out-cast couple, the couple that no one else wanted to be around because they didn't understand what marriage was about. I will admit, we have lost touch with quite a few friends but that is mainly because we are marriage, we work, and we have responsibilities. We don't like to party or stay out late getting drunk or being stupid. We enjoy spending time with each other, comfortable, with no loud noises, and certainly no drunk people. But aside from the marriage part, our friends that we do tend to spend more time with are starting to be more and more like us. For example, we want a baby. We have prepared ourselves for more than a year on this topic and we've tried for a year with no luck so the idea is setting in harder and harder due to the fact that is it harder for us to have one. Anyway, back on topic, our friends have also voiced how badly they want babies as well. It was quite shocking when we discovered that we were not the only young and married couple to be having fertility problems. I am shocked! There are so many women in the world who are dealing with this, but have had time to have babies or have waited so long and it has caused them to have a harder time. But 20-something year-olds are already having issues? That just blows my mind! I never in a million years thought that my friends and I would have to struggle with this at such an early age. I've dealt with much worse in my life, but to be having issues at such a young age for us is really sad. My friend Kelsey* just recently found out that her Fallopian tubes may be blocked and that she might have to undergo surgery. Worst part is, the doctors aren't 100% sure if that's whats wrong. On top of that though, she is also a PCOS (Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome victim and has so many issues with that alone. She is having to go to the fertility specialists here within the next few weeks! Can you believe it? A 20-year-old going to a fertility specialist???Unbelievable!!!! My other friend Jessica* had to undergo surgery at 21-years-old to get rid of PCOS and is now, after a year and a surgery later, PCOS free and about 8 weeks pregnant! But still, to undergo such a surgery at such a young age is hard to believe! It's even harder to imagine that there are thousands of other women dealing with things much worst then these. So today, this April Fools Day, I want to just to extend a hand to the women 30-years and younger who are dealing with fertility issues, specifically the women 25-years and younger. It's a very hard journey to travel on, but you are not alone. I will admit, although I would never ever wish these fertility issues on anyone, it is nice to have friends to walk with and share the tears and struggles of this journey. If you have fertility issues, do not be afraid, there are thousands of women just like you are who going through the same thing. All you have to do is reach out and I guarantee someone will be there to take your hand. I think Rodney Atkins sang it best, "if you're going through hell keep on going!"
(for full lyrics click here: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rodneyatkins/ifyouregoingthroughhell.html)
I hope you all have a wonderful April Fools Day and God Bless!
