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My Third Surgery of 2022
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write about this publicly, but I want to be transparent and share my story for those who are curious. This is a personal story about how overturning Roe v. Wade has impacted me.
This week I am having my remaining fallopian tube removed (one was already removed in 2018). Because I’ve had this surgery before, and a number of others over the years, I am not nervous about the procedure. In fact, this is my third surgery this calendar year, setting a new personal record. (The other two in 2022 were the result of a hiking accident.) I requested this surgery and am grateful for the opportunity, and want to share what led me to this moment.
Over the course of my life, there have been times I wanted to be a mother. My mom stayed home full time when I was little, caring for me, my younger sister, my niece, and the daughter of a close family friend. As the oldest of the bunch, I saw myself as a helper in taking care of them. I began babysitting as soon as I was old enough and at that age, I just kind of took it for granted that, yeah, I’d probably someday have kids of my own.
The desire to have kids has not been particularly strong, however, and has wavered over the years. As an adult, I found a variety of passions that have been fulfilling to me, and have questioned many times over the years if having children would be ideal or not…
