Can I Opt Out of Playing?

The club no one wants to be a part of, yet 1 in 5 individuals (1 in 8 couples) experience: infertility. I'll share more of the ups and downs of our most recent IVF journey (five years and counting) when I have the time and energy to type it all out. In the meantime, this humorously sums up the infertility journey pretty well.  


 

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