{"product_id":"i-dreamed-of-you-the-story-of-an-egg-donor-baby-9781977230263","title":"I Dreamed of You: the story of an egg donor baby","description":"\u003cp\u003eI Dreamed of You tells a story of how the parent and child came to be together. Lori Metz is a licensed clinical social worker, certified in case management and broad certified in telemental health. Lori has had the privilege of working with individuals, couples \u0026amp; groups and hosts a podcast called LIFE, love, insight, fertility, experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Dreamed of You was written in response to the experiences encountered by many of those I've worked with as they attempted to find balance and comfort in their donor egg journeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Dreamed of You Is a way to open up this important and impactful conversation. It allows the mother to embrace all of the love, caring, nurturing, and desire she gave to the child from contemplation to birth and beyond. It takes so much love to tell the story of how the child came to be, and this..... is a love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lori Metz brings her compassionate love and grounded wisdom to help families come to\u003cbr\u003e greater acceptance, understanding and celebration of their journey with egg-donation. This\u003cbr\u003e book is a gift that parents and their children will appreciate and treasure  \"Dr. Miriam Pineles, \u003cbr\u003e DACM, L.AC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A reproductive tissue donor (egg, sperm or embryo) is an important partner in family building\u003cbr\u003e for hundreds of thousands of families. They say that DNA does not make a family- LOVE\u003cbr\u003e does. That resonates with many of us who have adopted aunties, uncles, cousins etc into their\u003cbr\u003e tribe, who have strained or non-existent relationships with \"blood relatives\", who have blended\u003cbr\u003e families of any kind. Biology is not destiny  \"Who we are\" is shaped by our environment, by our\u003cbr\u003e education and upbringing. Being a parent is NOT defined by genetics. I 'Dreamed of You' is a\u003cbr\u003e comforting ritual for anyone on a family building (through reproductive tissue donation or\u003cbr\u003e otherwise) journey.\" Carol Lunn Curchoe, PhD, Reproductive Physiologist \u0026amp; Founder, ART\u003cbr\u003e Compass www.artcompass.io\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a wonderful tribute to the love between parent and child and the journey many\u003cbr\u003e parents embark on to meet their babies.\" Dr. Meivys Garcia, Reproductive Endocrinologist \u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003e Fertility Specialist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Outskirts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781977230263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.11d","brand":"Lori Metz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36673887207580,"sku":"9781977230263","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3ab94d8e-d2ad-42a5-a718-b6dba3bf6b73.jpg?v=1603930835","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/i-dreamed-of-you-the-story-of-an-egg-donor-baby-9781977230263","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}