My feelings are a work in progress. I have a lot to say. I have nothing to say. It’s helped me to hear about other people’s feelings. So maybe hearing mine can help someone, too. <3
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I'm so impressed with how quickly you got this out today. And it's fascinating how much of us had the same experience -- tossing and turning all night long, knowing the inevitable was coming. I remember I woke up the most beautiful sunrise. I stared at it for a few minutes as the enormous ball of dread in my chest grew heavier and heavier. It felt like such a juxtaposition, a world this beautiful can bring hurt this bad. It feels like 2016 but worse. I've stayed off social media all today and will continue to this week, but seeing this in my email made me feel a lot less alone. <3
Thank you for this, Aubrey. I’d just sat at my desk to work when your email came through. It was exactly what I needed to read. I don’t even know what to do with myself. As a woman, an immigrant, a cancer survivor, and someone who might need IVF to fulfil her dream of becoming a mother… it all feels devastating. And those are just the issues that personally affect ME.
I'm so impressed with how quickly you got this out today. And it's fascinating how much of us had the same experience -- tossing and turning all night long, knowing the inevitable was coming. I remember I woke up the most beautiful sunrise. I stared at it for a few minutes as the enormous ball of dread in my chest grew heavier and heavier. It felt like such a juxtaposition, a world this beautiful can bring hurt this bad. It feels like 2016 but worse. I've stayed off social media all today and will continue to this week, but seeing this in my email made me feel a lot less alone. <3
Thank you for this, Aubrey. I’d just sat at my desk to work when your email came through. It was exactly what I needed to read. I don’t even know what to do with myself. As a woman, an immigrant, a cancer survivor, and someone who might need IVF to fulfil her dream of becoming a mother… it all feels devastating. And those are just the issues that personally affect ME.