- ALICIA AKA “YAYA”
- Read along in my quest to become a Mommy, one way or another. It’s been 7 years and several miscarriages, but I’m not giving up! We’re currently going through the Foster-To-Adopt Process and Fertility Treatments.
Yaya is the wonderful author of
Her MANY readers have followed along with her in her journey to adopt. It has been somewhat painful but, Yaya has an amazing bloggy support system.
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Lately what’s been inspirational to me is spending time outside. Josh and I have been sitting in the backyard a lot, grilling more often, and taking the dogs for more walks. The power of nature is amazing.
*orange sunset
*Me and Max swimming in the lake.
*Josh and Sheyla getting ready for a swim.
*Oh wait, this isn’t exactly nature…
*Blue Jay
*Some orange-flowered weed that sprung up outside our front door.
*Our backyard.
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: Take Action
October 15th is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the United States. More than 25,000 children are stillborn in the United States every year leaving mothers, entire families and communities devastated. Estimates of the rate of occurrence of stillbirth make it at least as common as autism.
Action Steps: Step 1. Use Your Blog to Enlist Others
-Copy the contents of this entire post and publish it on your blog immediately. GOAL: Enlist 10 of your readers to spread the word Step 2. Use Your E-mail to Enlist Others
-E-mail 5 bloggers and ask them (nicely and in an unspammy way) to publish these action steps on their blog. Consider contacting celebrity bloggers, political bloggers, medical bloggers, or bloggers who are not part of your reading community. GOAL: Enlist 3 bloggers outside of your normal blog sphere to spread the word in other online communities. Step 3. Help Pass the Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act
-By October 15th, publish a post on your blog supporting H.R. 5979 Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act. For maximum impact, title your post: “Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act.” GOAL: 1,000,000 Google results on October 15th when that term is searched for. Currently, Google only returns 20,400 pages – most of which have nothing to do with the bill.
Stillbirth is not an intractable problem. Greater research would likely significantly reduce it’s incidence, but good research requires good data. H.R. 5979: Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act is under consideration by Congress. This proposed bill would standardize stillbirth investigation and diagnosis, thus providing more data for the needed research. Better research means fewer children born still.
On October 15th, remember the thousands of unfinished children lost and the families who remain to grieve them. Honor them by taking action. Let’s help pass H.R. 5979.
Action Steps: Step 1. Use Your Blog to Enlist Others
-Copy the contents of this entire post and publish it on your blog immediately. GOAL: Enlist 10 of your readers to spread the word Step 2. Use Your E-mail to Enlist Others
-E-mail 5 bloggers and ask them (nicely and in an unspammy way) to publish these action steps on their blog. Consider contacting celebrity bloggers, political bloggers, medical bloggers, or bloggers who are not part of your reading community. GOAL: Enlist 3 bloggers outside of your normal blog sphere to spread the word in other online communities. Step 3. Help Pass the Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act
-By October 15th, publish a post on your blog supporting H.R. 5979 Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act. For maximum impact, title your post: “Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act.” GOAL: 1,000,000 Google results on October 15th when that term is searched for. Currently, Google only returns 20,400 pages – most of which have nothing to do with the bill.
Yaya is a sweetie and we're all blessed to know her!
Yaya is an awesome person!! I love her personality.
Love Yaya. Her honesty and candor are refreshing.
Thank you for featuring me!
I have meet her in the blogging world, too.
I have meet her in the blogging world, too.
I have meet her in the blogging world, too.
I love Miss Yaya! She helps people suffering from infertility realize that they aren't the only ones! Yeah Yaya!