The Pursuit of Family: how one couple, two judges, and three wombs made a family of six
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.73 (554 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0615658555 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Julie’s life story was never supposed to be interesting enough to move beyond the pages of her diary. There was a suburban house, a couple of kids, and a minivan shuttling to piano lessons and soccer practice. Nowhere in that vision were there D&C procedures, baby sellers, or shrieking, drug-exposed infants. As her imagined world crumbled, the worst shock of all was the overwhelming sense that she no longer belonged to any world. For those who are not struggling with infertility, her story provides a glimpse into what millions of their fellow human beings, maybe even their closest loved ones are going through.. In this brutally honest memoir, she navigates through the agony, obsession, and loss of identity that transforms the infertile person. The vision of her future was simple. The Pursuit of Family was born out of Julie’s desire to prevent others from feeling the unbearable isolation she felt. She offers infertility sufferers the sense of connection she longed for and a wealth of information about nearly every aspect of the struggle to build a family. Never did she picture herself crossing the Mexican border to receive an FDA-banned procedure or watching her embryos being placed in another woman’s body
E Paulson said I read it in I read it in 4 sittings! E Paulson This book is awesome. Julie is boldly transparent in order to help people relate to her. I loved it. As I read, I could relate to a lot of the inner craziness that went along with her miscarriages. It read like a mystery novel; I wanted to keep reading to see how she was finally able to achieve family. She is a good writer--lots of funny perfect metaphors and insights. She made me laugh, she made me cry, and I was totally able to relate to a lot of the questions and things she went through with each of her babies. Midway through the book, I announced to my husband, "We need to remember this book for any of our friends who may be struggling. sittings!. This book is awesome. Julie is boldly transparent in order to help people relate to her. I loved it. As I read, I could relate to a lot of the inner craziness that went along with her miscarriages. It read like a mystery novel; I wanted to keep reading to see how she was finally able to achieve family. She is a good writer--lots of funny perfect metaphors and insights. She made me laugh, she made me cry, and I was totally able to relate to a lot of the questions and things she went through with each of her babies. Midway through the book, I announced to my husband, "We need to remember this book for any of our friends who may be struggling. Compassionate, Daring and AuthenticI could not put it down. Tova Sweet As someone working in the infant mental health field I wish this book would be read by everyone. This book paints a picture, in flowing words, of the struggles of becoming parents, including fertility struggles (perhaps an understatement), miscarriage, foster parenting children with unexpected additional needs, working with the county system, and re-imaging ones dreams. It can help people to better understand and have compassion not only for what parents go through, but also, what the children go through when they are brought into homes of caring parents like Julie and James Aguas. Furthermore, it would be incredibly helpful for those in t. This true story will make you count your blessing and realize how wanting children is a courageous adventure. Elizabeth L. Dwyer I was astounded by Julie's journey to parenthood - that is putting it mildly. Every time Julie and her incredible supportive husband James came to a roadblock to becoming parents I held my breath with them. Every time they found another way around the issue I took a sigh of hope with them. This struggle to have a child of their own is daunting but extremely remarkable! I realized how especially fortunate I was to have had my son at the age of 42. Having suffered a couple of miscarriages after that miracle I can somewhat relate to their pain of loss and their need to try again.Julie and James and their extended families weave together an ex