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IVF and God’s Grace

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Kristen Hewitt I’ll never forget that call from the IVF nurse who had become my friend at the clinic: “Your FSH level is down to 13, if you want to try for a second baby you have to start the injections today.” I was shocked, “But…wait…I mean I don’t have the drugs!” “Come in now and use ours, you can re-stock them later. It’s now or never,” she urged. Talk about pressure! I didn’t have time to think, or talk it over with my husband who was on the fence of [...]

Love, Hugs, Magic, and DNA

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Heather Osterman-Davis Ethan, just shy of 2, is thrilled to be on a plane. Outside of that, he has no idea why this trip is such a big deal. He doesn’t yet know that our family is complicated or worry about ownership and identity the way his father and I do. To him the world is simple: love, hugs, and magic. This isn’t a vacation. We’re racing to get to Odessa, Texas, before Jeannie, my friend Eddie’s mother, dies. Jeannie is genetically Ethan’s grandmother, though until now we’ve been reluctant to consider [...]