How Cushing’s challenges helped prepare me for becoming a parent

How Cushing’s challenges helped prepare me for becoming a parent

When I’ve noted publicly that my husband and I are going through the process of in vitro fertilization, I’ve received a lot more backlash than expected. Some said they’d never try this hard to have a kid, while others mentioned that perhaps we shouldn’t bring children into this troubled world. Disappointingly, multiple people were skeptical that I could be a parent given that I have Cushing’s disease. I completely disagree, and it’s ableist to a…