When the System Fails Us

“Monash IVF Embryo Mix-Up: A Mother’s Reflection on Love, Loss, and Accountability” Recent news from the Monash IVF clinic in Brisbane has absolutely rocked me. For those who haven’t seen, read or heard about it, here is the link. A woman has given birth to a child who is not genetically hers, due to a … Continue reading When the System Fails Us

Antenatal Classes

The reason I initially started writing about my sister and her wife going to antenatal classes is completely different to the story I ended up writing. That quite often happens with my blog. This time I think it was actually on purpose. Sometimes I feel like the stories I write about are too ‘heavy’. I … Continue reading Antenatal Classes

Russian Roulette

It’s a sign of growing old, I am sure, but I regularly think about my younger self and wish that I could go back and give myself a few timely words of advice. I also wish that my younger self would listen. Growing up, I hated my body. Forget that it was the only one … Continue reading Russian Roulette