National Infertility Awareness Week has been going on all week and we were able to attend RESOLVE's 1st Annual Family Building Conference in Atlanta this past weekend. We had a blast and took home A LOT of valuable information. I highly encourage all of my blog peeps to attend one when it is offered in your area.
We were able to talk to several IVF Clinics, adoption agencies, egg donor agencies, attorneys, complementary therapy providers, authors of infertility books, and much more. We also got to meet several key members from RESOLVE. Saturday morning we basically walked around to all of the booths and were able to gain insight in all of these areas. They also held talks in 50 minute increments throughout the day including but not limited to domestic adoption, being a better advocate in your fertility treatment, strengthening your relationship with your spouse, donor egg, yoga/acupuncture, and much more.
They even gave away over $50,000 in prizes including a free IVF cycle and a free donor egg IVF cycle. We didn't win any of the huge prizes, but did win a couple of CD's and a bunch of other free goodies:) We are definitely going back next year, so maybe we'll have better luck! I also want to try to volunteer with RESOLVE to help raise awareness on infertility...you wouldn't believe some of the things we were told at this conference in regards to legislation and the social stigma of infertility. It was pure ridiculousness!
Instead of trying to post everything we learned in one post, I'm going to separate all of the information into several posts! I even think you guys will get a kick out of some of the goodies we took home. I will share one with you tonight...Andy almost had a hernia when he saw these. He wants to give one to everybody that he works with. Andy, good luck with that.
Ladies and Gents, I present to you...Sperm Highlighters.
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As a teacher, I'm not sure they would be so appropriate, but boy are they funny. Can't wait to hear about the conference. Thanks for the support you have shown me.
:) that picture made my entire night. So funny!! I am so glad that you enjoyed the conference and am looking forward to hearing about your experiences over the past weekend.
Sperm highlighters!!! Awesome! It sounds like it was a great experience!
hahahaha That's hilarious!
I'm so glad you had a good time!! Those highlighters are HILARIOUS!!
Awesome!! Sounds like a great conference too....
Loving the sperm highlighters! :)
Sounds like it was a great experience! I hope they come to NY so I can go too!
That's hilarious!!! However, I would not recommend Andy passing them out at work...something tells me that management at MCG would probably not like that, haha.
Andy must give one of those highlighters to G!! I think it would be F*KING funny if Andy handed him one! LOL, I'm dying with laughter just thinking about it!
P.S. Bear said he'll take a sperm highlighter...go figure. Haha.
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