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Had to share this!! A MUST READ for TTCs over 40
Hi all:
I'm new here. Just wanted to share this blurb from an inspirational new book...
Blessing and baby dust to everyone!
Happy New Year -- 2010 is the year!!
"What I Thought I Knew" - a new memoir by Alice Eve Cohen
It is the spring of 1999, and 44-year-old Alice Eve Cohen is deliriously happy. She is raising Julia, her 8-year-old adopted daughter, she is dating a wonderful man, after a painful divorce, and has a thriving career as a playwright and theater artist.
And then one day in early April, she awakens with an upset stomach.
The nausea never abates, and over the course of the next several months Alice gains a host of new symptoms, which her gynecologist diagnoses as early menopause, her gastroenterologist as anemia and reflux, and her general practitioner as a tumor. It is only later, during a CAT scan, that it is accidentally discovered that she is 26 weeks pregnant.
And so begins Alice’s difficult journey in trying to figure out how to proceed. Especially since she has not receive any prenatal care, has been taking prescription medication and synthetic hormones that are know to cause birth defects, is a high-risk pregnancy, and has to deal with an insurance company that offers little coverage or help.
Cohen offers her perspective on the medical system, motherhood and what it means to be a family in today’s society, while providing an honest, entertaining and captivating narrative. She pulls no punches and candidly opens herself to readers, despite how she may appear or be judged.
This is a fast-paced memoir that will preoccupy readers’ thoughts long after the last page has been read.
I'm new here. Just wanted to share this blurb from an inspirational new book...
Blessing and baby dust to everyone!
Happy New Year -- 2010 is the year!!
"What I Thought I Knew" - a new memoir by Alice Eve Cohen
It is the spring of 1999, and 44-year-old Alice Eve Cohen is deliriously happy. She is raising Julia, her 8-year-old adopted daughter, she is dating a wonderful man, after a painful divorce, and has a thriving career as a playwright and theater artist.
And then one day in early April, she awakens with an upset stomach.
The nausea never abates, and over the course of the next several months Alice gains a host of new symptoms, which her gynecologist diagnoses as early menopause, her gastroenterologist as anemia and reflux, and her general practitioner as a tumor. It is only later, during a CAT scan, that it is accidentally discovered that she is 26 weeks pregnant.
And so begins Alice’s difficult journey in trying to figure out how to proceed. Especially since she has not receive any prenatal care, has been taking prescription medication and synthetic hormones that are know to cause birth defects, is a high-risk pregnancy, and has to deal with an insurance company that offers little coverage or help.
Cohen offers her perspective on the medical system, motherhood and what it means to be a family in today’s society, while providing an honest, entertaining and captivating narrative. She pulls no punches and candidly opens herself to readers, despite how she may appear or be judged.
This is a fast-paced memoir that will preoccupy readers’ thoughts long after the last page has been read.
Sounds like a very interesting read. I'm adding it to my list!
Yes, I haven't had a chance to read the book yet, but it does sound like a great story. Thanks for the welcome! :)
Great story! Thanks for sharing and welcome!
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