Tag: IVF

  • Apparently Madonna wants to adopt another child from Africa, and here's why I don't care.

    Well, “don’t care” is harsh. I care about the welfare of the child she will bring into her family, but I don’t care about any of the controversy. I am, however, excited as a schoolgirl that adoption is getting so much attention in the media. People are talking about it. People are thinking about it.…

  • September 11, 2001

    Five years ago today Mr. Plain and I woke up early to get ready for what turned out to be the last of our many IVF egg retrieval procedures. Always “fun”, I wasn’t particularly eager to get out of bed so I turned on the news. Mr. Plain was in the bathroom and I yelled…