Like many of our patients, you may live in one of the many communities north of Boston. So do two extraordinary women who are making a big difference in the lives of other men and women with infertility. They are using their creative abilities to forge new paths in the emotional expression of the infertility journey and, in the process, helping their fellow infertility travelers with their heartfelt passion and advocacy.

Keiko Zoll, also known as @MiriamsHope on Twitter, writes a popular blog, HannahWeptSarahLaughed, and recently became social media and communications director for RESOLVE of New England. Keiko is perhaps best known for producing the award-winning "What IF (We Don't Give Up Hope)" video for RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association during National Infertility Awareness Week in 2010. Keiko was diagnosed with primary ovarian insufficiency (formerly known as premature ovarian failure) in 2009 at age 26, just three months after her first wedding anniversary. Keiko can also be found on Facebook as Keiko Zoll Infertility Advocate, an apt title for a woman who puts her heart and soul into speaking up and out about infertility. She lives in Salem with her husband and adorable cats.

Phoebe Potts has chronicled her still unresolved infertility story in a unique way: via the graphic novel Good Eggs. This comic book memoir has received critical acclaim for its distinctive style and refreshing viewpoint. Phoebe grew up in Brooklyn and then in Martha’s Vineyard. A graduate of Smith College, she received her MFA from the Maine College of Art in Portland. She lives with her husband, artist Jeffrey Marshall, in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

We highly suggest you get to know both of these women. Please visit their Websites, subscribe to Keiko's blog and, if you can, buy Phoebe's book. Keiko even recently reviewed Good Eggs, so you can read her take on it.

So get to know two of your North Shore neighbors. You'll find you have more in common than you thought.