Melissa Miles McCarter
Stories (4/0)
133 Weeks of Trying
One hundred thirty-three weeks I had been waiting, and this one after an IVF cycle was mainly kicking my butt. If you haven’t heard the term before, a two-week wait is the period between ovulation and your period. It is both a dreaded and anticipatory time for women trying to conceive.
By Melissa Miles McCarter11 months ago in Families
I'm Sane Because of My Daughter
I remember laying in bed, miserable, unable to get up for my college class. This was twenty years ago, but I remember these times vividly. Because it didn’t happen once, I’d miss class after class until the fog lifted and I could roll out of bed. Reflecting on those times, I wonder how I might have handled being a parent while struggling with depressive episodes.
By Melissa Miles McCarter11 months ago in Families
The Broken System of Hospice
The lack of recognition and emphasis on extending life at all costs reflects a broken system. “It’s time to put him in hospice,” said the geriatric case manager we had hired, after months of long-term care debacles and trying to navigate the Medicare/Medicaid system by ourselves.
By Melissa Miles McCarter11 months ago in Longevity