IVF

July 2021  Boracay Philippines 19 months ago. I remember so clearly how blissfully happy I was feeling the moment this photo was taken. Gary and I just finished our first round of IVF at The Kato Clinic in the city of Manila and escaped to the resort island of Boracay to await our transfer date.  At that time, I was meeting IVF with a strange mix of cynicism and hope. “It was hard but the hard part is over,” I remember thinking. Also: “Yup, life. You’re cruel enough to take mom and dad away so young, but I really don’t …