Sorry, I meant Gillian Foster. Dr. Gillian Foster.

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oh - LOVE that show. keep trying to change the subject, rourke - it's amusing. (and to be honest, a helluva lot better than what the thread is actually supposed to be about)

I still don't know what you're talking about. I never said a word about the deceased. I think you're confusing me with Formo. 😛

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deflect, deflect, deflect. you start these threads & watch your 'minions' argue back & forth. despicable you!! 😉

she is hot 🙂

I knew I knew (ha!) that name from somewhere.. We just finished up Season 2 of that show. Gonna start Season 3 tonight, actually.

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Suicide is actually a very selfish act. While the individual may ease their own singular pain or anguish, they open up a new anguish for all the friends, family, and loved ones they leave behind. Those are the folks left to ponder (forever) if there was something more they could have said or done that would still allow their friend or loved one to still be sharing our precious time on the Big Blue Marble.

While Formo's comments may seem a bit blunt or insensitive, he's right on the money in my book. I've got nothing but full on compassion and understanding and patience for those who choose life. This lady cried for help twice and her friend was right there for her. However, she made her anguish invade her best friend's life to the point where that lady was left with no option but to sever ties. Otherwise, she would still be enabling the suicidal lady's desire for attention and love. This woman probably wanted a child because she saw that as unconditional love. Her physical condition left her feeling like she was imperfect (who isn't) or incapable of anyone loving her. It is sad and she needed serious psychological help. But now that she is gone, are we supposed to honor her act as noble? When all she did on this great Earth with the precious gift of life that she was given was to try to end it and impart the most anguish and grief on those around her? Sorry. I'm out.

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4PackGirl mentioned her long and enduring challenge to have children that was eventually fruitful. I'm sure the time and effort made those pregnancies all the more special to her. Here's a story of a woman who had the same condition and had twins (one from each womb). Wikipedia talks of a UK woman who had triplets.

These prove that it could have happened for her. The baby thing was only an excuse or face that this woman put on her unhappiness. Sad that she wasn't able to see the wonderful love of the people around her.Sault Ste Marie Woman Birth 

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Doctors like to joke that the surest cure for infertility is adoption. I don't think I've ever seen it fail myself. Almost every family I know who's adopted has a child of their own just a little younger than the adoptee.

The woman's reproductive system is highly sensitive to stress. After adoption, women tend to be joyful and finally relax . . . and bam, they conceive.

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i'm adopted & so is my brother - my parents never conceived their 'own' child. poof - now you know someone. and i'm surprised at you, nsd - that is pure & utter bs that a woman 'relaxes' so then is able to conceive. or maybe you're just tryin to piss me off - naahh - that couldn't possibly be it.