Lee Trask
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Lee Trask is an advocate for women dealing with issues of infertility and miscarriage. Having struggled through more than six years of infertility, three miscarriages, and high-risk pregnancy, she is now happy raising her two…
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Posted in Infertility by Lee Trask on Nov 14, 2011
My good friend, Doug Hirsch, was one of the founders of DailyStrength. When he started the website, he asked a few of his friends if they would blog about things that were health related and important in their lives. I had just had my second baby, against all odds. I had struggled for 7 years with infertility, 3 miscarriages, and finally a high risk, bed rest pregnancy. Even though the road was very rough, I was blessed with two beautiful boys, and thought that writing for DailyStrength would be a great way for me to share my story of hope with women who were still struggling, and of being a real life example of things turning out well. I wanted to help others with my story: I had no idea how much help it would be to me, in return.

At first, the membership in the infertility and miscarriage communities was small, and I knew and communicated with almost everyone individually. We shared happy news with each other when members got BFPs, and consoled each other when bad news came. As I got to know these women, and offered support, told my story, shared my experiences, I began to realize how cathartic the experience was for me. I was reliving those years of frustration and tears each time I told my story, but from a different perspective: as a mother.

There are other women and men who have turned their sadness, their frustrations and tears into ways to help others who are experiencing the same trials and tribulations. One of those members, Kristin Sullivan, used humor and a camera to turn her experience with infertility into a web series, called None in the Oven.

Here is the press release:

Actress Kristen Sullivan, and her husband, had been struggling with unexplained infertility for three years when she decided to channel her frustrations into creativity. She teamed up with writer-director Heather Hillstrom and producer Sarah Rath, whose background includes work in television and post-production.

Working nights and weekends, and with the help of generous and talented friends, the three turned Sullivan’s true stories of fertility treatments, awkward moments, and (often misguided) support into six webisodes. The webisodes are posted online weekly.

“Infertility is rarely talked about in movies or on TV, yet most people know someone who has struggled with it in some capacity,” Sullivan explains. “We saw an opportunity to make a web series that a lot of people could relate to – especially when we looked back and realized how funny our experiences had been.”

The first four episodes of None in the Oven are available for viewing at www.noneintheoven.com, with the remaining two episodes becoming available on the following Mondays.

Have you made lemonade from lemons? Written a book? Published poems, started a support group in your neighborhood? Send us your stories.

- Lee


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None in the oven is a great series of videos. Julia Indichova offers wonderful help to those trying to conceive through her website and books - sometimes with the assistance of technology, often naturally. Congratulations on the success of your journey.
By Robin11  Mar 20, 2012
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None in the oven is a great series of videos. Julia Indichova offers wonderful help to those trying to conceive through her website and books - sometimes with the assistance of technology, often naturally. Congratulations on the success of your journey.
By Robin11  Mar 20, 2012
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I do not know if it is in fact Lemonade - But!

I have just posted my free help book on Tumblr for women and their family to read to deal with the loss of a child through miscarriage. I have opened up a store on Etsy, and built a website with the artist name Zi Sidlo. I have participated with a research paper which was done at a college in a University in New York State by a student, so on a small level formally published. I have done this in 2011 since having joined Daily Strength. I have posted videos on Youtube as well, sharing my story about my lost five angels, my plea for our rights, and my promo for the free book.

The book is called 'The Lantern in the Darkness', my youtube is Dunkleagthae, and the website linking to these is on www.zisidlo.weebly.com

It is all done w/o asking for private information, free to read/view, and please share. I just want to help others.
By Gingerwriter  Nov 15, 2011
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I have written a book called "On Wings of Eagles". It was published last year. It is basicaly a story of my abuse, rape etc and how I as an adult, wo had never before dealt with it, learnt to accept it as part of my past and moved on from it. It talks about anxiety, depression, ptsd and all the other yucy stuff I still suffer from. It is selling and is helping many women realise that they are not alone and there is hope. It is also helping people understand better, friends and family who have had to deal with it. And yes it has helped me heaps to. Sometimes the best reward is knowing that through your pain you can help others.
By mumbles1966  Nov 14, 2011
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Sorry, I forgot to add this sentence in my previous comments--I write stories about life's struggles and provided you with links to my wordpress blog as well as my articles I write on Hubpages. In particular, the story I wrote : His Name is Lakota, can be found on Hubpages and is about how I almost terminated my pregnancy due to my heart condition.
By stayingalivemama  Nov 14, 2011
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I know all too well about making lemonade from lemons. I mean, what is the alternative? Just lay back and take it? Heck no!! But when you suffer from multiple conditions, it can be hard not to give in.
I hope others get inspiration from what you have written as I have. Thanks for sharing!
http://stayingalivemoma.wordpress.com
http://stayingalivemoma.hubpages.com
By stayingalivemama  Nov 14, 2011
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