Am I shocked? No. This is just another show looking for ratings, but it appals me. Perhaps we are forgetting that infertility is a personal and painful medical condition. How each person (male or female) decides to deal with it is up to them and their medical professional. I would never presume to tell a cancer patient what method of treatment they should pursue. I would also never tell them when it is time to call it quits. While death may not be an outcome of infertility, there is definite fallout from it’s effects.
So here is the call from the Tyra Banks show. A show that I have lost any minuscule amount of respect that I once had for it. While we threw Oprah under the bus for her insensitivity to the subject. I can only imagine the fallout for Tyra.
“DO YOU KNOW A WOMAN OBSESSED WITH BECOMING PREGNANT?
Do you know a woman who is obsessed with becoming a mom? Have you seen and heard her struggle for years, felt her unvoiced jealously and seen her desperation first hand? Have you watched silently for too long as she gets her hopes up only to be disappointed and heartbroken when she can’t conceive? Has she tried extreme methods and spent a lot of money to get pregnant with no luck? Do you want to finally tell her she needs to stop the emotional and physical stress on her body and seriously consider adoption or a surrogate alternative? If you know a woman who is obsessed with becoming a mom and getting pregnant, then SUBMIT BELOW.
http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/beontheshow/mom_wannabe.html
Melwrote about this on Januray 10th. Forever Reachingwas in the audience and spoke. So, there you have it. Go ahead and submit your thoughts to Tyra. I did.
