When you see pink ribbons, pink cookware, pink shirts, pink pumpkins... you automatically think, breast cancer awareness. Do you know that there is a ribbon and a week for infertility awareness? .. there is.
HAPPY INFERTILITY AWARENESS WEEK. Find someone who is infertile and give them a hug. 1 in 8 people (not just women, men too) have infertility issues, ranging in various severity. Unfortunately it is not a topic of disussion very often. More often than not people are ashamed of their infertility. They hide it from family members and friends and go through treatment processes alone. There is a very deep rooted hurt and issue with not being able to bare children... The infertility awareness week seeks to take away the stigma of infertility and aims to open up the lines of communication. It is not shameful to be infertile, it is not your fault... but you do probably need and want support. Here is the
official website, go look and become more educated whether you are going through infertility or want to learn how to support someone who is.
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