TWW - After Infertility and Loss
The Second Cycle I started to write about our second IVF cycle, and I will, but I wasn't ready at this point. The second round was full...
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Erica Smith Pulley
- Jan 16, 2022
- 10 min
IVF Round 1
Friday Evening - Stims Start They had put me on birth control pills until everything was approved with insurance, my meds had arrived,...
Erica Smith Pulley
- Jan 1, 2022
- 5 min
It's Been a Year
2021 2022, here we are. 2021 started off with hope. The vaccine was here, we were starting the home buying process, we were getting more...
Erica Smith Pulley
- Dec 5, 2021
- 4 min
Faith Hope Love
The Room There is a room in our house that didn't get put together right when we moved in. It has the access to the attic and we had work...
Erica Smith Pulley
- Nov 21, 2021
- 5 min
Next stop... IVF
IUI + Progesterone After our 2nd loss, our doctor recommended trying IUI again with progesterone support. Entering another cycle and...
Erica Smith Pulley
- Oct 11, 2021
- 4 min
Eyes Forward - Heart Open
October I tried to start writing this blog on October 1st. I wasn't ready yet. I'm not sure I still am. But I'm going to try. October is...
Erica Smith Pulley
- Sep 27, 2021
- 6 min
The Day I Became 2%
Trigger warning: I talk in detail about miscarriage. The Day It's funny to think a little over a week ago I wasn't in the 2% (or 5% or 1%...
Erica Smith Pulley
- Sep 25, 2021
- 3 min
It's a Journey - A Reflection On Our Fertility Journey
It's funny to think back now. A few months before my 34th birthday we decided to start trying to have a baby. Up until this point, we had...
Erica Smith Pulley
- May 29, 2021
- 4 min
First Month of Fertility
First Month or 14th Month? It's been officially a month since we first met with our fertility doctor. And it has been quite the month at...
Erica Smith Pulley
- Nov 21, 2020
- 4 min
This Year
A year like no other This year, has been a year like no other. A year of tough decisions, lack of normalcy, inability to plan ahead, and...
Erica Smith Pulley
- Dec 24, 2018
- 4 min
When He Leads You to the Desert
Leaving my familiar life wasn't easy, but I found mercy and healing in the process.
Erica Smith Pulley
- Sep 3, 2018
- 5 min
It’s Been — A Reflection
I moved back to my home state, but it doesn't feel like home.
Erica Smith Pulley
- Jul 8, 2018
- 5 min
When a Leader Lets You Down
When a leader lets us down, it's hard. It takes processing, self-reflection, and honesty to work through it.
Erica Smith Pulley
- Feb 11, 2018
- 3 min
Clinging onto Grace
Letting go of expectations, giving people grace when they mess up, and realizing we need to lean into grace all help us through rough water.
Erica Smith Pulley
- Dec 28, 2017
- 4 min
2017 – The Year of Grace
2017. What can I say? You were everything I didn’t expect you to be. I was excited for you. I saw boundless potential in you. I had ideas...
Erica Smith Pulley
- Dec 26, 2017
- 3 min
A note to oncology care providers….
To oncology care providers: you matter. You change the lives of people, many of whom have limited time left on earth.
Erica Smith Pulley
- Jul 9, 2017
- 3 min
Grace Makes Me Brave
Grace. That’s my word for this year, this season. Grace. It’s a word that I thought I knew the meaning of, but only knew the surface of...
Erica Smith Pulley
- Apr 29, 2017
- 3 min
The Year of 30 – Fear Facing
This year, I faced my fears and came out empowered.
Erica Smith Pulley
- Nov 21, 2016
- 2 min
From grouch to grateful – a nurse’s attitude adjustment
I woke up this morning feel defeated. The last few weeks things have been a bit rough. On top of that, I woke up at 4:30 for no reason...
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