After all we have been through throughout this process the first time we walked into the OB's office was quite a moment. Jaz and I looked...

We finally made it to this day. We finally made it to our embryo transfer day, a day I was unsure would come. When going through...

One of the most amazing phone calls of my life came in May of 2020. Jazmine, my husbands first cousin, called to let us know she wanted...

Before you have open-heart surgery some of the questions you are aren't necessarily all about your heart. There are some questions you...

I don't think I have talked about this much here but one thing that changed my life was finding Jane Do, a women-run, fitness brand. When...

November 15th, 2020 marked one year since my open-heart surgery. 365 days ago I underwent aortic root replacement surgery. The fact that...

I am obviously not the first person with a disease to get scared the second we started having mixed feelings about COVID-19. I remember...

Everyone has their own views on what they think is beautiful. Everyone has their own thoughts on what makes them beautiful. And there are...

Recovery is one small word but the process of recovery is anything but small and easy. My stay at Weill Cornell was definitely shorter...

I was warned that when I wake up from surgery I would be on a ventilator and not be able to speak or breathe on my own. They warn...

November 15th, 2019 -- a day I will never forget and a day I never thought would actually come. 5:30am Wake up call for vital testing &...

I write this 2 months later, so that I have had time to recover, reflect & think before writing all these posts. Preparing for this...

That question, I cannot count the amount of times I have been asked that lately. I am so grateful for the outpouring of love and support...

After writing my last post, if anyone read it (ha!) I realized I did not speak about 1 very important thing. My support system. My...

With my Marfan Syndrome I get an echocardiogram and see my cardiologist every 6-9 months. This was the first appointment I wasn't anxious...

Anyone who says IVF is a breeze, is some kind of superhero. It is obviously manageable, doable and something if I had too I would do...

As I stated in a previous post I have to add blood thinner injections to my regime of the IVF process. Some women need to add these...