上帝给我的50“高龄”的厚礼
<p><span word="Turning">Turning</span> 50 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="momentous">momentous</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="norm">norm</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pilgrimage">pilgrimage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="band">band</span>, <span word="Rush">Rush</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="travelled">travelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sip">sip</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="cobblestone">cobblestone</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>. <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cruise">cruise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alberta">Alberta</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>. <span word="Yup">Yup</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> 50<span word="th">th</span>. <span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span>. <span word="Getting">Getting</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infertility">infertility</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="couples">couples</span>’ <span word="struggles">struggles</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="slim">slim</span>. “<span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> 40,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="frustration">frustration</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> 20 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gently">gently</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="proceeded">proceeded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rejoiced">rejoiced</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="retrieval">retrieval</span> <span word="of">of</span> 33 <span word="eggs">eggs</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> 40-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="produce">produce</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="implant">implant</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>. “<span word="What">What</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="be">be</span>?” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="sank">sank</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span>. <span word="Everywhere">Everywhere</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="strollers">strollers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carriers">carriers</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="losers">losers</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span>, “<span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span>?” <span word="We">We</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worrying">worrying</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="crushes">crushes</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>.</p>
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