Last week-end we were invited to a party at the house of some friends. I had really feared that get-together as I knew that at least some of the women there were either pregnant or just had had their baby. I thought about not going. My infertile, insecure self said "What is the point of going? People are going to ask questions. They will bring their new babies, children and their huge pregnancy bellies and you will be hurting." But the other self said: "It would look strange, if you wouldn't be there. They might assume you have marriage problems. You have to support your hubby. You have to go". So off we went.
We were one of the first couples to arrive. Next came our friends with their newborn. He was adorable. And everything was fine. I just felt a little awkward being the only one without children.
Next comes the pregnant with twins friend with their adorable two year old. I must have had an expression of pain on my face. Tears started rolling down my cheeks, but I tried to drown them with some white wine. At least one advantage of not being pregnant. You can drink! It worked for a while.
Next comes the next pregnant lady with their adorable three year old. I felt worse, sitting on the couch, downing the white wine next to the newborn's mom. He is her fourth child. First child with IUI, second and third IVF twins and then a surprise without any fertility treatment. She knows of our struggles. She is feeding her baby and asks "So, how is the baby thing going?" That put me over the edge. Tears start running down my face. I have a meltdown. I excuse myself and want to run to the bathroom. Can't find bathroom because I don't know the house. I run outside. Crying. She comes behind. She tells me she can so relate to me. I cry. She tells me that she is so sorry about bringing it up. She tells me she saw my pain when the pregnant ladies entered the room. I tell her about adoption and I tell her how much I hate myself sometimes for not being able to be happy for others. I tell her why I haven't been in touch since the birth. She is very understanding.
We go back inside. Fortunately, no one else has seen my pain and no one else seems to have noticed my meltdown. I spent the rest of the night reading and singing with two children. And I was doing alright. But please don't ask me how the baby thing is going.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Why?
I am at a loss of words for Mary Ellen and Steve. They lost their three precious little girls Lucy, Claire, and Sylvia over the weekend. Please keep her and Steve in your prayers. I can't imagine how much they must be hurting now. The only good news in all of this is that Mary Ellen is doing better physically. But emotionally they have a long road ahead.
I prayed for her and Steve this morning. May the Lord give them the strength to overcome this. May he surround them with loving people who lift them up in their prayers. May he walk with them.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Finally!!!
The social worker called finally. But it happened exactly as I had predicted. She is booked next week. She wanted to do our first meeting the week after that when I will be traveling. She hasn't even received our file yet from the agency. WTF?
But she was super nice and I really look forward to working with her. I told her that she has to deal with the most impatient person in the whole wide world and she could relate to that. I also have her email and telephone numbers now.
I told her about our situation and she promised me to help us to get through this process as soon as possible. She would like to do one interview per week. We now agreed on her trying to get all our references done when I am traveling so that at least that is off the table. She might even schedule the interview with my hubby while I am gone. But she would prefer to do the couple's interview first. I also asked her about the whole moving issue. She mentioned that the agency has legal guardianship of the child while we have physical guardianship. It is something that we need to discuss with the agency we would like to work with. And see whether they have experiences working with military couples. So that is something we can work on. We should have started this whole process two years ago when we first came here. But what did I know?
It will be a struggle and I don't know how it will work out yet. But I pray that the Lord will lead us on this way to fulfilling our dream of becoming a family.
But she was super nice and I really look forward to working with her. I told her that she has to deal with the most impatient person in the whole wide world and she could relate to that. I also have her email and telephone numbers now.
I told her about our situation and she promised me to help us to get through this process as soon as possible. She would like to do one interview per week. We now agreed on her trying to get all our references done when I am traveling so that at least that is off the table. She might even schedule the interview with my hubby while I am gone. But she would prefer to do the couple's interview first. I also asked her about the whole moving issue. She mentioned that the agency has legal guardianship of the child while we have physical guardianship. It is something that we need to discuss with the agency we would like to work with. And see whether they have experiences working with military couples. So that is something we can work on. We should have started this whole process two years ago when we first came here. But what did I know?
It will be a struggle and I don't know how it will work out yet. But I pray that the Lord will lead us on this way to fulfilling our dream of becoming a family.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Attention: more frustration ahead!
I am warning you: another frustrated blog is about to start.
All the staring at the phone hasn't helped. The social worker still hasn't called. I called the agency again to ask what was up and the lady told me that the social worker told her this morning that she was going to call us tomorrow. If she doesn't even have the time for a phone call, how will she be able to do our home study?
Of course, tomorrow will be a busy day in the office and I might not even be able to take her call. I wonder if our first meeting will be next week or whether she won't have time for us before I return from Europe.
I am flying to Belgium next week for some work meeting. Then I get to see my friends and family. I am very excited to see them.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The leftover 10 percent and other ramblings
I had a node on my thyroid ten years ago and they removed 90% of my thyroid. It doesn't conflict with my life. I take a daily dose of Levothyroxine haven't had any problems any more. But I need to have it checked out regularly. And I have been bad with checkups since moving to the US.
In Europe I had my whole support system and infrastructure of doctors, hairdressers, nail places, dry cleaners, etc. set up. But it takes a long time to build such a support infrastructure in a new place. It is not easy to do this in a new country with a whole new system of health insurance in addition. So I avoided to go to any doctor. Of course only until I met my RE. I never avoided going there. I think I spent more time with my RE in the last two years than with my family.
In July of last year I finally went to see a doctor to have my thyroid checked out. I even had to schedule an extra ultrasound because they couldn't do it on the same day. After the ultrasound I called the doctor's office a couple of days later for the results. The woman said the doctor was gonna call me back soon. I didn't hear from them after that and assumed everything was fine. To make a long story short. Yesterday (!) after six months I receive this call from the doctor. I guess she must have had a long list of calls before ours that it took her six months to call me back. She told me that I should have called her for the results. I told her that I had called and never heard from her. It looks like I have another node on my thyroid. How can this poor 10% leftover thyroid produce another node? I don't understand how this is even possible. So I need to go in again to have it checked out again. If this little sucker is not being nice, we might have to cut out the leftover as well. Who needs a thyroid anyway?
I recently stumbled upon this and wanted to share it with you. I hope that they will be really quick in pushing this forward. If the success rates are as high as IVF it would be a fantastic alternative for couples dealing with infertility.
I am starting to get frustrated with the social worker before I have even met her. She still hasn't called us yet. I mean, it has been a week from the time that I dropped off the check in my lunch break. A whole week. It might not be a lot of time in her world, but in my little infertile, scared mind, it is a freaking long time. I wanted to have my first meeting with her last weekend. And now 7 days or 168 hours or 10080 minutes or 604800 seconds later I am still sitting here, staring at my cell phone and waiting for her call. On some of the blogs I read it sounds like they meet the social worker before they even do the paperwork and work parallel on the paperwork as they are proceeding with the home study and the interviews.
At least I received the information on the "Dear Birth Parents" letter and the Scrapbook. What do you write to people you have never met who might be able to give you the greatest gift of your lifetime?
The Vancouver Sun is publishing a series of articles on a couple doing IVF. I wish there would be more articles about it and more TV coverage on it so that people would be more educated about it...
We are pretty open about it and our friends know of our infertility. Most of our friends have been super supportive and I don't know what I would have done without them. But we also know people who are suffering alone. It pains me that they are trying to go through all the pain and heartbreak by themselves without sharing their tears with their friends. I don't even remember how often I have cried in front of a friend because of all this pain.
The support from this online community and my fellow bloggers has been incredible as well. Many of them have become friends in real life and I am so blessed to live in the D.C. area. The DC Stirrup Queens are a great group and I can't wait to read their news on their blogs. We laugh and cry together and we celebrate everyone of us that is getting ready to say goodbye to infertile island.
Why are some people so open about it and others want to bury their infertility deep inside for no one to see? We all need support in one way or another and it is so good to know that we are not alone in our pain. Sometimes it even helps to put my own pain in perspective. When I read about Shannon who has just lost her precious little twins Lennox and Zoe, I am at a loss of words. How can I complain and bitch about everything if I read about their struggles? How can I care whether the social worker calls today, tomorrow, or next week? I am so blessed with so many things in my life. I have a wonderful supportive husband. I don't have serious health issues. I have a job and a house. Life is not so bad after all. I only need to change my attitude and fill the glass half. And look at it that way. The glass is half full, not half empty!
I really hope that maybe one day I will be able to help someone with the pain and experiences we have been trough. Then at least it would not have been useless.
In Europe I had my whole support system and infrastructure of doctors, hairdressers, nail places, dry cleaners, etc. set up. But it takes a long time to build such a support infrastructure in a new place. It is not easy to do this in a new country with a whole new system of health insurance in addition. So I avoided to go to any doctor. Of course only until I met my RE. I never avoided going there. I think I spent more time with my RE in the last two years than with my family.
In July of last year I finally went to see a doctor to have my thyroid checked out. I even had to schedule an extra ultrasound because they couldn't do it on the same day. After the ultrasound I called the doctor's office a couple of days later for the results. The woman said the doctor was gonna call me back soon. I didn't hear from them after that and assumed everything was fine. To make a long story short. Yesterday (!) after six months I receive this call from the doctor. I guess she must have had a long list of calls before ours that it took her six months to call me back. She told me that I should have called her for the results. I told her that I had called and never heard from her. It looks like I have another node on my thyroid. How can this poor 10% leftover thyroid produce another node? I don't understand how this is even possible. So I need to go in again to have it checked out again. If this little sucker is not being nice, we might have to cut out the leftover as well. Who needs a thyroid anyway?
I recently stumbled upon this and wanted to share it with you. I hope that they will be really quick in pushing this forward. If the success rates are as high as IVF it would be a fantastic alternative for couples dealing with infertility.
I am starting to get frustrated with the social worker before I have even met her. She still hasn't called us yet. I mean, it has been a week from the time that I dropped off the check in my lunch break. A whole week. It might not be a lot of time in her world, but in my little infertile, scared mind, it is a freaking long time. I wanted to have my first meeting with her last weekend. And now 7 days or 168 hours or 10080 minutes or 604800 seconds later I am still sitting here, staring at my cell phone and waiting for her call. On some of the blogs I read it sounds like they meet the social worker before they even do the paperwork and work parallel on the paperwork as they are proceeding with the home study and the interviews.
At least I received the information on the "Dear Birth Parents" letter and the Scrapbook. What do you write to people you have never met who might be able to give you the greatest gift of your lifetime?
The Vancouver Sun is publishing a series of articles on a couple doing IVF. I wish there would be more articles about it and more TV coverage on it so that people would be more educated about it...
We are pretty open about it and our friends know of our infertility. Most of our friends have been super supportive and I don't know what I would have done without them. But we also know people who are suffering alone. It pains me that they are trying to go through all the pain and heartbreak by themselves without sharing their tears with their friends. I don't even remember how often I have cried in front of a friend because of all this pain.
The support from this online community and my fellow bloggers has been incredible as well. Many of them have become friends in real life and I am so blessed to live in the D.C. area. The DC Stirrup Queens are a great group and I can't wait to read their news on their blogs. We laugh and cry together and we celebrate everyone of us that is getting ready to say goodbye to infertile island.
Why are some people so open about it and others want to bury their infertility deep inside for no one to see? We all need support in one way or another and it is so good to know that we are not alone in our pain. Sometimes it even helps to put my own pain in perspective. When I read about Shannon who has just lost her precious little twins Lennox and Zoe, I am at a loss of words. How can I complain and bitch about everything if I read about their struggles? How can I care whether the social worker calls today, tomorrow, or next week? I am so blessed with so many things in my life. I have a wonderful supportive husband. I don't have serious health issues. I have a job and a house. Life is not so bad after all. I only need to change my attitude and fill the glass half. And look at it that way. The glass is half full, not half empty!
I really hope that maybe one day I will be able to help someone with the pain and experiences we have been trough. Then at least it would not have been useless.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
I need to move on...
I just came off the phone with the adoption agency. Of course the social worker hasn't called us yet. So I called them. I also had sent them an email which she hasn't received. She will send me the information material for our profile so that we can start working on this at least. Something needs to be moving... I hope to work on the profile and scrapbook and Dear Birth parents letter this week-end.
She was really nice and told me that she will call our social worker and tell her to get going. Because the social workers work as contractors, she can't give me their phone numbers, but the social worker should give me her phone number once she calls.
I also talked with her about my fears about not being matched before we move. She said that I should ask the agency whether they have worked with military families before. Obviously the embassy can do the post-placement visits. That would be fantastic. That would be awesome!!! Now I only hope that someone will see the opportunities for our children and not the difficulties in us moving every couple of years.
I talked to my hubby about me contacting the agency last week. He told me that if I get frustrated with something or someone, it sometimes turns into aggression. He is right about that. I hate to admit it. But that is exactly how I felt last week. I sometimes get really aggressive at things and people. I don't really do anything to them, but I get so mad inside. It is a side that I don't like at all about me.
It is a long story, but when I first came to the US, I worked at a terrible place. I had been an office chief before and had people working for me. Then I came here and started working for a micro-managing boss. It was the worst workplace ever.
That is when I started having problems with endometriosis which I had never had before. This is why I blame my former boss and his wife for part of our fertility struggles. When I had the surgery to remove the cyst in April of 2006 and another cyst in May, I realized that this was my body telling me something. That I needed to find a new job and get out of there. Which I did, but they still are on my mind quite often when I think back or when I hear from other people about them. Terrible stories about their management skills. I realized that they still have a lot of power over me if I don't stop thinking about them in that negative way. I need to forgive them to move on with my life. But it is so hard. I prayed for them last week-end. I hope to continue to do so in the future. I hope to be able to forgive them one day.
Fortunately I found a new job after nine months, where I have a great boss and nice colleagues. So this is resolved. And I fortunately have the endometriosis under control with my medication. The only thing I haven't resolved yet, is my infertility. It is on my mind day in and day out. I think about it all the time. I hope one day, I can resolve that as well and just move on with my life.
She was really nice and told me that she will call our social worker and tell her to get going. Because the social workers work as contractors, she can't give me their phone numbers, but the social worker should give me her phone number once she calls.
I also talked with her about my fears about not being matched before we move. She said that I should ask the agency whether they have worked with military families before. Obviously the embassy can do the post-placement visits. That would be fantastic. That would be awesome!!! Now I only hope that someone will see the opportunities for our children and not the difficulties in us moving every couple of years.
I talked to my hubby about me contacting the agency last week. He told me that if I get frustrated with something or someone, it sometimes turns into aggression. He is right about that. I hate to admit it. But that is exactly how I felt last week. I sometimes get really aggressive at things and people. I don't really do anything to them, but I get so mad inside. It is a side that I don't like at all about me.
It is a long story, but when I first came to the US, I worked at a terrible place. I had been an office chief before and had people working for me. Then I came here and started working for a micro-managing boss. It was the worst workplace ever.
That is when I started having problems with endometriosis which I had never had before. This is why I blame my former boss and his wife for part of our fertility struggles. When I had the surgery to remove the cyst in April of 2006 and another cyst in May, I realized that this was my body telling me something. That I needed to find a new job and get out of there. Which I did, but they still are on my mind quite often when I think back or when I hear from other people about them. Terrible stories about their management skills. I realized that they still have a lot of power over me if I don't stop thinking about them in that negative way. I need to forgive them to move on with my life. But it is so hard. I prayed for them last week-end. I hope to continue to do so in the future. I hope to be able to forgive them one day.
Fortunately I found a new job after nine months, where I have a great boss and nice colleagues. So this is resolved. And I fortunately have the endometriosis under control with my medication. The only thing I haven't resolved yet, is my infertility. It is on my mind day in and day out. I think about it all the time. I hope one day, I can resolve that as well and just move on with my life.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Take action now, Virginia!!!
Dear Fellow Virginia Resident,
Infertility Insurance Coverage for Virginia residents: Take Action Now!
Senator Patsy Ticer (D-30) introduced Virginia Senate Bill 631 on January 9, 2008. This legislation would require health insurers, health maintenance organizations, and corporations providing accident and sickness subscription contracts to provide coverage for the treatment of infertility.
Testimony for this bill will be heard before the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee on Monday, January 28, 2008. We need your voice! Please call and email the committee members and ask them to support SB631. If you are a constituent of one of the committee members, it is especially important that you make sure that he or she knows.
Click here to access RESOLVE's online Advocacy Alert system and send a letter to the Senators listed below immediately!
There are 7.3 million men and women that suffer from infertility in the US. More than 162,000 of those couples live in Virginia. Please help us make sure that Virginians have coverage for this disease and access to cost-effective and appropriate medical treatment. Send your letter and Take Action Now!
Thank you!
Barbara Collura
Executive Director and Resident of Virginia since 1993
Senator Richard L. Saslaw (Chair)(D) -
Senate District 35
General Assembly Building, Room 613
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7535
email: district35@sov.state.va.us
Senator Charles J. Colgan(D) - S
enate District 29
General Assembly Building, Room 317
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7537
email: district29@sov.state.va.us
10677 Aviation Lane
Manassas, Virginia 20110-2701
(703) 368-0300
Senator Yvonne B. Miller(D) -
Senate District 5
General Assembly Building, Room 315
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7505
email: district05@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 452
Norfolk, Virginia 23501
(757) 627-4212
Senator William C. Wampler, Jr.(R) -
Senate District 40
General Assembly Building, Room 301
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7540
email: district40@sov.state.va.us
510 Cumberland Street
Suite 308
Bristol, Virginia 24201-4387
(276) 669-7515
Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr.(R) -
Senate District 3
General Assembly Building, Room 427
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7503
email: district03@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 6205
Williamsburg, Virginia 23188
(757) 259-7810
Senator Walter A. Stosch(R) -
Senate District 12
General Assembly Building, Room 621
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7512
email: district12@sov.state.va.us
nnsbrook Centre
4551 Cox Road
Suite 110
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6740
(804) 527-7780
Senator Kenneth W. Stolle(R) -
Senate District 8
General Assembly Building, Room 426
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7508
email: district08@sov.state.va.us2
101 Parks Avenue
Suite 700
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451
(757) 486-5700
Senator John S. Edwards(D) -
Senate District 21
General Assembly Building, Room 309
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7521
email: district21@sov.state.va.us
P. O. Box 1179
Roanoke, Virginia 24006-1179
(540) 985-8690
Senator John C. Watkins(R) -
Senate District 10
General Assembly Building, Room 331
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7510
email: district10@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 159
Midlothian, Virginia 23113-0159
(804) 379-2063
Senator Frank W. Wagner(R) -
Senate District 7
General Assembly Building, Room 312
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7507
email: district07@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 68008
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23471
(757) 671-2250
Senator Stephen D. Newman(R) -
Senate District 23
General Assembly Building, Room 303
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7523
email: district23@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 480
Forest, Virginia 24551
(434) 385-1065
Senator Phillip P. Puckett(D) -
Senate District 38
General Assembly Building, Room 330
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7538
email: district38@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 924
Tazewell, Virginia 24651-0924
(276) 979-8181
Senator Linda T. Puller(D) -
Senate District 36
General Assembly Building, Room 328
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7536
email: district36@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 73
Mt. Vernon, Virginia 22121-0073
(703) 765-1150
Senator Mark R. Herring(D) -
Senate District 33
General Assembly Building, Room 322
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7533
email: district33@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 6246
Leesburg, Virginia 20178
(804) 730-1026
Senator A. Donald McEachin(D) -
Senate District 9
General Assembly Building, Room 318
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7509
email: district09@sov.state.va.us
4719 Nine Mile Road
Richmond, Virginia 23223
(804) 288-3381
Infertility Insurance Coverage for Virginia residents: Take Action Now!
Senator Patsy Ticer (D-30) introduced Virginia Senate Bill 631 on January 9, 2008. This legislation would require health insurers, health maintenance organizations, and corporations providing accident and sickness subscription contracts to provide coverage for the treatment of infertility.
Testimony for this bill will be heard before the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee on Monday, January 28, 2008. We need your voice! Please call and email the committee members and ask them to support SB631. If you are a constituent of one of the committee members, it is especially important that you make sure that he or she knows.
Click here to access RESOLVE's online Advocacy Alert system and send a letter to the Senators listed below immediately!
There are 7.3 million men and women that suffer from infertility in the US. More than 162,000 of those couples live in Virginia. Please help us make sure that Virginians have coverage for this disease and access to cost-effective and appropriate medical treatment. Send your letter and Take Action Now!
Thank you!
Barbara Collura
Executive Director and Resident of Virginia since 1993
Senator Richard L. Saslaw (Chair)(D) -
Senate District 35
General Assembly Building, Room 613
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7535
email: district35@sov.state.va.us
Senator Charles J. Colgan(D) - S
enate District 29
General Assembly Building, Room 317
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7537
email: district29@sov.state.va.us
10677 Aviation Lane
Manassas, Virginia 20110-2701
(703) 368-0300
Senator Yvonne B. Miller(D) -
Senate District 5
General Assembly Building, Room 315
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7505
email: district05@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 452
Norfolk, Virginia 23501
(757) 627-4212
Senator William C. Wampler, Jr.(R) -
Senate District 40
General Assembly Building, Room 301
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7540
email: district40@sov.state.va.us
510 Cumberland Street
Suite 308
Bristol, Virginia 24201-4387
(276) 669-7515
Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr.(R) -
Senate District 3
General Assembly Building, Room 427
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7503
email: district03@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 6205
Williamsburg, Virginia 23188
(757) 259-7810
Senator Walter A. Stosch(R) -
Senate District 12
General Assembly Building, Room 621
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7512
email: district12@sov.state.va.us
nnsbrook Centre
4551 Cox Road
Suite 110
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6740
(804) 527-7780
Senator Kenneth W. Stolle(R) -
Senate District 8
General Assembly Building, Room 426
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7508
email: district08@sov.state.va.us2
101 Parks Avenue
Suite 700
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451
(757) 486-5700
Senator John S. Edwards(D) -
Senate District 21
General Assembly Building, Room 309
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7521
email: district21@sov.state.va.us
P. O. Box 1179
Roanoke, Virginia 24006-1179
(540) 985-8690
Senator John C. Watkins(R) -
Senate District 10
General Assembly Building, Room 331
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7510
email: district10@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 159
Midlothian, Virginia 23113-0159
(804) 379-2063
Senator Frank W. Wagner(R) -
Senate District 7
General Assembly Building, Room 312
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7507
email: district07@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 68008
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23471
(757) 671-2250
Senator Stephen D. Newman(R) -
Senate District 23
General Assembly Building, Room 303
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7523
email: district23@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 480
Forest, Virginia 24551
(434) 385-1065
Senator Phillip P. Puckett(D) -
Senate District 38
General Assembly Building, Room 330
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7538
email: district38@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 924
Tazewell, Virginia 24651-0924
(276) 979-8181
Senator Linda T. Puller(D) -
Senate District 36
General Assembly Building, Room 328
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7536
email: district36@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 73
Mt. Vernon, Virginia 22121-0073
(703) 765-1150
Senator Mark R. Herring(D) -
Senate District 33
General Assembly Building, Room 322
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-7533
email: district33@sov.state.va.us
P.O. Box 6246
Leesburg, Virginia 20178
(804) 730-1026
Senator A. Donald McEachin(D) -
Senate District 9
General Assembly Building, Room 318
Capitol Square
Richmond, Virginia 23219
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Richmond, Virginia 23223
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