The freedom that comes
With being born a girl child
Is a fascinating paradox
Few would ever pitch their lofty expectations upon her
She will marry and leave home after all
Passed on from her father to her husband
The irony!
And yet the mother intuitively knows, that
Princely as they may come
Few men would ever befit her grandeur
Is it a wonder then?
That the most arduous of all tasks
To seed, birth and raise a species
Would be entrusted upon her?
When she starts rising
Like the iridescent phoenix
Few would egg her on
To reach up to the stratosphere
Where all the stars reside
To the frontrunners and the finishers
Your star shining boldly
We are eternally grateful
Because you have proven that
Women can…
A poem by Mmaselemo Tsuari. (cc 2023)
August is women’s month and at Neo Fertility, we celebrate you. We celebrate your beauty, your innate intelligence, your energy, your courage. The list of attributes will never be exhausted.
As a fertility specialist, a fertility warrior, who joins millions of women who conceived through IVF, this month I dedicate to the “black pearls”, who despite all wanting, all effort, all pleading, were dealt a hard hand. They would love and raise children of course, not by carrying and birthing them, but by loving them, with all their might. I salute, just as much, women who gave birth, and by tearing their hearts, had to allow others to raise their children, because they loved them so much, they decided that rather than fall short, they would give their offspring the best chance of life, not to survive, but to thrive.
You see, motherhood, whilst extraordinary in its nature, is only one part of the woman. Being a woman should never be measured on your fertility or sterility, or motherhood, but on the merit of your own birth and existence. You were born for a purpose, whether you awaken to it or not, it will find you.
The media is now flooded with information about fertility and sterility. From the obscure, then direct to the public. We support the efforts of all those who dedicate the time to share, their journeys, educate and encourage others. Especially, those who never made it the land of milk and honey, but are brave enough to help others reach their goal of carrying and birthing a child. We honour the egg donors, the surrogate mothers, the feeding mothers who generously donate their breast milk to the milk bank, so other children may live.
It would be easy for us at Neo Fertility to share medical information about fertility and sterility, but we take this page, to pause, and remind all of us, that we are all worthy, by virtue of being, nothing more is required.
We will be back of course, with the dissemination of educational material. But we simply had to say only this, for now.
Phambili 🙌
