We're back posting again...

I want to apologize to all our readers for the extended absence. The autumn got away from us. Organizing around the election (and the excitement afterward) managed to eat up all of October and November and the next thing I knew it was the holidays. Lu and I each had to hire and train some new staff who we're soooo excited about. The process of finding the right people to work in our clinics takes a lot of time and energy, as does the process of training new staff so that they're ready to handle whatever our patients might need.

I have been really touched to see how our blog inspired other women to blog about their abortion experiences--all the nitty, gritty details of them. Several women have mentioned in the comments section of our blog how they wished that there were more real-life stories about what it's like to have an abortion. Here are two more blogs written by women documenting thier abortion experiences step-by-step: Un-Expecting, Pro-Choice Abortion Blog. (Just like I'd mentioned with the 'what to expect when you're aborting' blog, it's hard to vouch for authenticity online, but these women have put up some appreciated, very rarely heard perspectives.)

Blogs like these have been criticized as taking an abortion experience too lightly, but they remind me of the way that girlfriends share and gripe together over all the less-pleasant details of pregnancy. I really appreciated this post, by the Un-Expecting author. It reminded me of something a patient said to me last week. "I didn't mind the vomiting and the flatulence and the breaking out and the having-to-pee-all-the-time when my daughters were born. I actually kind of looked forward to them," she said. "But all those symptoms now--when they're not a sign of 'the blessed event?' I just think they're kind of gross..." I asked her what was getting her through all this if she felt so crummy. Her answer? A sense of humor.

Finally, I just want to send some warm thoughts out to the Un-expecting author, who is preparing for her appointment on Monday. Best of luck, I hope that you get the love and care you deserve.

-Nell

Comments

[tubal reversal]

thanks for this really nice and informative
here is a blog about women health and vaginal
issues
http://www.mybabydoc.com/blog/?m=200912

[TagmaWath]

Anyone knows how precise is the worthbot estimate? I did try it on a site or two and it seemed good but I'm not fully sure yet.

[SoMG]

Donna, you wrote: "Just before I had my abortion, I heard a voice say to me, "Why won't you let me live?". "

Did you consult a psychiatrist? Be sure to do so if you hear any more voices in your head.

[Donna]

Just before I had my abortion, I heard a voice say to me, "Why won't you let me live?". I pushed that voice out of mind and had the abortion. That question has haunted me for the last 24 years.

[SoMG]

Glad you're back!

[Larissa]

Glad you're back Nell!

[Abortion Blogger]

Question: There are several prolifers blogging about my blog (and how sorry they feel for me, or how terrible they think I am. Whatever. )

The latest issue they have raised is with the fact that I was given the abortion pill despite nothing being visible on the ultrasound ( I was less than 5 weeks). Is there a risk to taking the the abortion pill with an ectopic pregnancy other than it not ending the pregnancy?

Isn't that why I have the followup appointment 2 weeks later?

[Aphrodine]

I'm glad to see that you guys are back. I've always looked forward to reading about the lives of women you help.

[Abortion Blogger]

Thanks for posting our blogs. It makes me so frustrated that I couldn't find personal stories from other women about using the abortion pill before doing it myself. I know there must be more blogs and stories out there, but all that comes up in google is pro-life propoganda. And sometimes you have to read quite a lot before you realize that's what your reading, and it is SO frustrating when you just want information, or to make a connection with someone else out there going through the same thing.