Month: December 2022

  • Good News for a Change

    Good News for a Change

    In mid-August, I posted an article on the IVF That Facebook page about the Colorado Building Families Act. At the time, I was unaware the reason our IVF cycle hadn’t been covered in 2022 was because there were some issues with the legislation involving defrayal and the Affordable Health Care Act.  I really couldn’t even…

  • The Letter

    The Letter

    As promised, here is the letter Dr. W. sent on our behalf to Dr. G. It’s been edited to remove personal information. Dear Dr. G., Thank you for your referral of Julie and her husband Nicholas whom I consulted with on 8/8/2022. Julie and Nicholas had spoken with a genetic counselor at Kaiser and wanted…

  • Really Bad Luck

    Really Bad Luck

    Nick and I had planned a day and time when we’d both be at home to schedule our appointment with Dr. W.  Unfortunately, Nick had to go to Minnesota unexpectedly for a funeral. Rest in peace, Uncle Doug – you will be greatly missed. It feels like both our families have had too many funerals…

  • Reality Check

    Reality Check

    We arrived back home on a Thursday evening. We’d both taken that Friday off to recoup from the travel, and we decided to have an easy, relaxing day at home… or so we thought.  Late Friday morning, Nick started feeling pretty crummy. His abdomen was in a lot of pain. There were no signs of…