I'm a horrible blogger! Does anyone even still read this blog? I wouldn't be surprised if the few friends and family I had following along have now completely abandoned it due to my absence.
As a sign of good faith that I will no longer neglect BeingVonD, I would like to share some good news with you (and no, I'm not pregnant. Would I do that to you?):
Not that I'm all that impressed by or interested in the World Health Organization, but they recently did something that could eventually (hopefully) be very important in the infertile world - they defined infertility as a disease.
My favorite quote from this press release, which pretty much sums up why this news is so important to people dealing with infertility: "For too long those suffering from infertility have had their condition slighted or even ignored. Insurance companies don't pay to treat it, governments don't put adequate resources to study it and consequently patients suffer. We hope that this international recognition that infertility is, in fact, a disease will allow it to be treated like other diseases." - Dr. William Gibbons, President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Honestly I'm amazed that it took this long to classify infertility as a disease, when OF COURSE there are physical problems that can prevent women from getting pregnant (and men from impregnating women). Endometriosis, PCOS, hormonal imbalances, blocked fallopian tubes, varicocele... Contrary to popular opinion, it has nothing to do with relaxing.
Now we just need more insurance companies, and the employers who provide insurance benefits to their employees, to see the light too. I can't tell you how incredibly frustrating it is to have something wrong with you but not be able to have it treated because it's deemed "elective," not medically necessary. (But the same insurance company will pay for an abortion if one had the opposite "problem." How is that not elective?) And I'm not talking about treatments that are remotely controversial, or even very expensive. Many of the problems that cause infertility can be treated surgically or with medication. But most insurance companies refuse to cover anything related to infertility. Hopefully that will begin to change soon.
Anyway, kudos to the WHO for doing something positive and relevant to my life! It may never benefit me personally, but endometriosis is hereditary and I may have a daughter one day.
2.16.2010
1.04.2010
Feeling Accomplished
(APO L&T)
Well we had a very productive weekend! It's awesome to start off the new year finishing up a bunch of projects that we've been meaning to do for oh... a year and a halfish... So here's our weekend in photos:
First off, we finally got a new curtain rod and sheers, and re-hung our new curtains for our front window! It's amazing how much more finished the window looks. Plus now we can get some sunlight in during the day and still retain a little privacy. (Oh yeah, we also cleaned this window inside and out, but you obviously can't tell in this pic.)
Wow that is one bright photo! This is our kitchen, and I made these cafe curtains today. This was one of our "fishbowl" rooms, as the window on the right faces directly into one of our neighbor's windows. The walls are such a stark white that I wanted to break it up with some dark, bold curtains. There are two panels for each window so they can open up down the middle. I think they turned out pretty nice!
Here's a close-up of the fabric.
Our blinds for our bedroom and office arrived on Thursday (they match the ones in the living room), so Aaron put all four sets up today as well. I'll have to take off some of those extra slats to give them a more "custom" look, but aren't they nice? JCPenney ROCKS. We got these for 50% off!
And finally, I made this little drawstring bag for my Wii Fit Balance Board. Aaron had told me they sell covers for like $20, but I figured I could whip something up myself for a lot cheaper than that, and I did! I just bought a yard of flannel (way more than I actually needed) and knocked this sucker out in about 30 minutes.
Ahh... I feel so accomplished now! The inside of our house feels so much more complete with all the window treatments finished, and I'm sure our neighbors appreciate it too. :)
Well we had a very productive weekend! It's awesome to start off the new year finishing up a bunch of projects that we've been meaning to do for oh... a year and a halfish... So here's our weekend in photos:
First off, we finally got a new curtain rod and sheers, and re-hung our new curtains for our front window! It's amazing how much more finished the window looks. Plus now we can get some sunlight in during the day and still retain a little privacy. (Oh yeah, we also cleaned this window inside and out, but you obviously can't tell in this pic.)
Wow that is one bright photo! This is our kitchen, and I made these cafe curtains today. This was one of our "fishbowl" rooms, as the window on the right faces directly into one of our neighbor's windows. The walls are such a stark white that I wanted to break it up with some dark, bold curtains. There are two panels for each window so they can open up down the middle. I think they turned out pretty nice!
Here's a close-up of the fabric.
Our blinds for our bedroom and office arrived on Thursday (they match the ones in the living room), so Aaron put all four sets up today as well. I'll have to take off some of those extra slats to give them a more "custom" look, but aren't they nice? JCPenney ROCKS. We got these for 50% off!
And finally, I made this little drawstring bag for my Wii Fit Balance Board. Aaron had told me they sell covers for like $20, but I figured I could whip something up myself for a lot cheaper than that, and I did! I just bought a yard of flannel (way more than I actually needed) and knocked this sucker out in about 30 minutes.Ahh... I feel so accomplished now! The inside of our house feels so much more complete with all the window treatments finished, and I'm sure our neighbors appreciate it too. :)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)