Becoming a father:

Welcome back everyone; it has been way too long without writing anything substantive!
My goal for today is to share some personal exciting news with all of you, I truly hope my story is relatable and the slightest bit inspiring.
Two and a half years ago, one of the top doctors in New York City brusquely explained to me that I would never be able to conceive children without several injections per week for a very long time. Yet, here I am, two months away from welcoming a handsome and intelligent boy into this crazy and mysterious world!
I really detest those situations during which people who are blind are falsely portrayed as heroes or as so “inspirational”. Therefore, I won’t bore you with the miraculous details of this happily overwhelming news, other than to emphatically state that every single needle into my stomach was absolutely worth it!
For those of you who are not acquainted with my brilliant beautiful wife and I, our personalities could be described as somewhat nerdy, thus a full library of parenting books has been rapidly consumed and all necessary baby products are already at hand! People in my circle constantly claim that I appear to be cool and confident. My brain thinks this appears to be mostly the truth, but a small portion fears that it is a fake exterior to defend from nervousness and anxiety. In any case, I am doing my best to prepare for this magical experience, and my background as a certified vision rehabilitation therapist is really becoming handy. Read More