As soon as we got married we knew we wanted to begin to try to start a family. The keyword being "try". We quickly learned this was not going to happen as quickly and easily for us as it has for countless numbers of our friends, we just didn't know what we were in for at the time.
We had heard that most fertility specialists suggest trying for a year before looking at next steps. After about 8 months of trying Kristy began taking a drug called Clomid to help with the process. After that was unsuccessful, we reached out to a fertility specialist. Based on X-rays, our fertility doctor thought there may be something wrong and wanted to take a closer look with a procedure called a laproscopy. This is when the proverbial shit hit the fan.
A week before her scheduled surgery, Kristy discover a lump in her breast and our lives changed forever. Obviously the fertility surgery was cancelled and a much more important and invasive surgery was scheduled to remove the cancerous lump from her breast. In a whirlwind of shutting down oncologists and fertility doctor's offices within a few days time frame, it was determined that it would be a good idea to retrieve some of Kristy's eggs as an insurance policy against the negative affects chemotherapy may have on her reproductive system. Unfortunately, our doctor was only able to retrieve a few viable eggs, and once fertilized, we ended up with one embryo.
We stuck this embryo in our back pocket and moved forward with the hell before us that chemotherapy and radiation would bring into our lives. Kristy battled through her cancer treatments with the force of an army and now here we sit. One great piece of news we received through this terrible time is there is over a 95% chance the cancer never returns. However, Kristy will need to remain on medication for a total of 5 years. A very long 5 years of which during this time she will not be able to attempt to get pregnant.
We have decided that we are going to move forward in hopes of finding a surrogate mother for our one embryo. This is where you come in and if you're still reading we hope this means you are willing to share our story in hopes of finding a special person to bless us with a family of our own. We are discovering that this is a lot more common occurrence than most people think and spreading the word is a great way to find viable options. We are looking for a woman that is open to the idea of surrogacy to help out a couple with very few options left. Ideally, we would like to match with someone that has already had a successful pregnancy and has health insurance.
Our love is now stronger than ever and we'd love nothing more than to start a family. Please pray for us and share our story in the hopes that you are the person that puts us in touch with the person that will make our dream come true.
