“The phone rang, and I scrambled to answer it, hoping that whoever was on the other end would be my salvation. It was a telemarketer. Here, I thought, was an excellent opportunity to make new friends.” PainMarriageFeminismPregnancyPartnershipMemoir WritingChronic PainHigh Risk PregnancyBed Rest Book:Knocked Down: A High-Risk Memoir Source: Knocked Down: A High-Risk Memoir
“What did it mean, he thought I never needed to be on bed rest? Why was he so flippant about it? I wasn’t a statistic. You don’t stop another human being’s life for months and then say you didn’t have to go through that, but no biggie, right?” PainMarriageFeminismPregnancyPartnershipMemoir WritingChronic PainHigh Risk PregnancyBed Rest Book:Knocked Down: A High-Risk Memoir Source: Knocked Down: A High-Risk Memoir