Carry On: True Stories of the Wonder and Heartbreak of Trying To Start a family - Couverture souple

Andreone, Shea Bart

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798989335701

Editeur : Twig Hugger, 2024

Synopsis

Making babies.

For some, it’s virtually effortless – an accident, a “happy surprise”, or an easily executed plan. But for others, this almost universal drive to start a family does not come quite so effortlessly. In fact, for many, it’s can be a frustrating and expensive quest that in some cases never pays off, leaving them childless. These people dearly want what many of us barely give a second thought: having a baby. To start a family. To be a mom. To be a dad. To be a parent. And these people will go to remarkable, at times almost unbelievable lengths, to do just that.

Carry On is about those people. Carry On documents, in strikingly poignant detail, their epic plights, giving voice to and celebrating their wholly unique journeys. Whether you’re already a parent, trying desperately to become one, or find yourself somewhere in the middle, Carry On is an authentic, compelling, and relatable collection of essays based on first-person interviews with some of the most determined people in the world.

Carry On is a collection of honest, raw, sometimes heartbreaking, and sometimes hopeful stories about the struggle many people face while on their road to parenthood. Each essay focuses on an individual or couple, and the challenges she or he faced when they began trying to conceive and deliver a baby. These are stories about infertility, adoption, surrogacy, egg donation, miscarriage, stillborn, infant death, and much more. These are also stories of unbounded love, joy, and the realization of dreams. These are stories of perseverance, endurance, resilience, and acceptance.

Today, there is a new openness taking shape, a dialogue about the struggle to have children, that did not exist in earlier generations. However, it is still uncharted territory for many. Every time a celebrity or public figure reveals that they too have suffered, it sheds light on the often too-hidden reality that becoming a family can sometimes be as devastating as it can be celebratory. From Meghan Markle's miscarriage to Kate Middleton’s Hyperemesis, from Christy Teagan’s stillborn baby to Gabrielle Union’s infertility challenges – these shared stories changed the zeitgeist and made people feel less isolated in their suffering. Similarly, each new chapter in Carry On connects readers to people just like them who are going through their own personal struggles. And in turn, readers will feel a little less alone on their paths to build a family.

Carry On is a very human story, one that crosses all cultures, religions, ethnicities and genders. The light at the end of the tunnel is a fervent hope to one day hold a little bundle of joy. Many of the dear people in this book achieve this goal. A few sadly do not. Carry On focuses on all these stories, and offers strength, guidance and hope to all of us.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Twig Hugger
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798989335701
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 197
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