Comments on: Perfect Moment Monday: My New Hero

By: etc at Fierce and Nerdy

etc at Fierce and Nerdy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:11:15 +0000

danielle, i’ve been following private practice, too, for the same reasons. though, i have to roll my eyes when they play with time. apparently every woman that has to get any infertility treatment is ovulating on the day they come into that obvious and the doctor’s skeds are totally free and she can just try an experimental procedure at the drop of a dime. but i’m glad that they’re at least talking about it.

as for ER, i’ve also been loving this angela bassett storyline. my husband and i are on the edge of our seats now, and this week we’re thinking of watching it before we watch 30 Rock (gasp!).

but one thing i dislike is that few of these ivf story lines talk about money. angela bassett and her character have no problem with paying for a surrogate or ivf treatments, but in real life i’ve known and heard of so many women that either had to save up for ivf or actually switch jobs to get it covered by their insurance. it’s infuriating, and i think if more women with money and/or fame connected to this cause, then we’d be able to fight for health care reform. Also, I would like to see more TV writers tackle this in a way that would engage families who don’t have the money for IVF.

By: Wishing4One

Wishing4One — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:10:41 +0000

Oh, i forgot to mention how much I LOVED your uterus shaped cookie, brilliant! You should market them for 2ww gifts, LOLLLLL!

By: Wishing4One

Wishing4One — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:09:44 +0000

I never follwed ER, we get some old episodes here in Cairo, but how fascinating that IVF was so prominent in that episode and the lingo, I would have been so jumping up and down and thinking blog too like your DH. I never knew that Angela B. suffered with IF. (I think she’s gorgeous too!)

By: Danielle

Danielle — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:59:12 +0000

I love ER! I’ve watched it for YEARS! There’s another show that deals with infertility in a way. it’s called “Private Practice”. One of the Docs is a neonatal surgeon and another is a fertility specialist. They hasn’t used as many terms as ER did, but it is there. Check it out. It’s on Thursday nights at 10 on ABC.
Enjoy your day,
-D

By: Cat

Cat — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:59:37 +0000

That’s GREAT that a show is actually showing IF and IVF realistically! Private Practice has had a couple story lines about it but they’re always ridiculous and make IVFers seem like freaks. NOT helpful.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:21:24 +0000

Geez, I too used to be a faithful watcher and lapsed in recent seasons. I saw the episode about their son’s death but haven’t watched since. Guess I should will myself awake on Thursday night. Or better yet, catch it on Eastern time. There are advantages of having digital cable in the West- namely multiple timezones in which to catch shows.

By: littlesteps

littlesteps — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:57:13 +0000

I forgot I thought about writing about this. I’m a faithful ER watcher and have been since it started. I was SO impressed with how they handled the IF topic. It was (for the most part) extremely accurate and used the right terms. I watch Brothers and Sisters as well, and they’ve had an IF storyline, but it just didn’t seem that realistic. I think that’s why I’ve stuck with ER so long – it’s always pretty medically accurate.

P.S. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

By: Cara

Cara — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:44:37 +0000

Wow – what a storyline! No tv – no tivo.

Please – do tell what happens.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:54:33 +0000

What a great moment…I wish more “stars” would be open about IF and how they have dealt with it.

Speaking of, hope you are hanging in there. Sending you so many good thoughts and hoping for the best on Wednesday.

~nicole

By: Lori in Denver

Lori in Denver — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:21:45 +0000

Dang! I’d been a faithful ER watcher since the beginning and now I’m sad I’ve let it go by the wayside this year. It sounds like a really well-done storyline. I’ll be tuning back in this week.

Sorry about the pants. Although I wonder if you really WOULD turn heads if you walked into a room pantless.