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Gifts From Afar
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am amazed at the grace of human kindness. I grew up an only
child that was adopted and my story really is not that unusual other
than where it has led me today.
I had a very happy life but always felt something was missing not
having siblings. I can remember more times in my life as a young adult
I would say " I will never have a only child" All of my friends
had brothers and sisters and and I used to admire their
relationships, and feel so deeply that there is something so special
about having someone to grow up with. Of course few know
that they will have fertility problems when they begin their families
but as fate would have it, I suffered from secondary infertility.
We have a wonderful son who is 9 and his biggest wish has been to have
a brother and sister, as it once was mine. We tried to conceive and
sought medical assistance for many years and was finally given the
diagnosis of premature ovarian failure. From that point on my only
option was adoption, egg donor or embryo donation. It took
several years to let the diagnosis sink in and I never felt
complete. We deeply wanted more children and since I was adopted
I felt in my heart that I was being led to find a donor embryo. I
deeply wanted to experience pregnancy again and after I did a lot of
research and was astonished at the amount of "little ones" that were in
need of a home. So I found embryo donation to be the best of both
worlds.
It has been a whirlwind of emotions since I was led to the Miracles in
Waiting website. I placed a add and was really feeling that it
was a long shot since there were so many in waiting and so few
donors. I will never forget the day I checked my e-mail and saw
the reply of my angel from afar. She read my story and
information and said her situation was similar and that she felt we
were meant to be a match. Since that day we have had a
great deal of communication, and what a joy it has been getting to know
her and her family. It is like fate brought us together in a miraculous
way, and are now in the process of preparing to do the embryo
transfer.
I truly feel that god meant for all this to come to be and even in my
struggles as a only child and being adopted, there was a plan for me.
This very plan. I am amazed and inspired at the heart of human
compassion and the ability connect to a complete stranger that is
willing to give you the gift that could change your life and answer
prayers. We hope for a successful transfer but regardless
of the outcome, I feel so blessed to have been apart of this
amazing experience.
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by the authors, and we do not verify the details or content for
accuracy. They are offered on this
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The Miracles Waiting, Inc. Team
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