At that appointment we were told to keep trying and come back after it had been a year. I was completely embarrassed and felt dumb for even going to the doctor. I felt broken, hopeless, and disappointed. But we kept trying. We took at home ovulation tests, took more pregnancy tests, and the results always came back the same as before: negative.
A Homefront Battle
Ever since I was tiny, my parents have instilled in me the idea that freedom isn't free. Both my parents were in the Air Force, and most of the men on both sides of my family have served in some branch of the military. As I got older I decided that the military life was …