This month, I took family leave. It is wonderful. It’s a blessing. And everyone should have it. It is great for the financial security but the other benefits are much more important.
I desperately wanted a baby, but after all the infertility treatments, I was reaching a point where I desperately wanted something else—I wanted a self.
The writer reflects on two decades suffering from Inflammatory Bowel Disease, prevalent among Ashkenazi Jews, but subject to discussion taboos.