Campaign Story

My name is Kristy and my husband’s name is Jonathan. We have been together for 15 years. We enjoy hunting, fishing, spending time outdoors and at our cabin, and being with friends and family. We have always dreamed of having children and giving them a wonderful life full of experiences and love.

We are trying to have a family, but things have been extremely difficult. We have lost three babies: 03/11/2013 at 8 weeks 5 days, 03/01/2024 at 18 weeks 1 day, and 08/21/2024 at 6 weeks 6 days. Our son, Gary Paul Evans, who was born sleeping on 03/01/2024 had bilateral renal agenesis (he had no kidneys), a cardiac malformation, and he either didn’t have a stomach or his esophagus was not connected to his stomach. We did all kinds of testing to find a cause for losing our precious son, and we have no answers sadly. This has been the most heartbreaking, sad, and trying journey.

In addition to losing our sweet babies, I have had thyroid cancer twice (2017 and 2020) and had to have my thyroid removed, and I had to have a second surgery 3 years later to remove cancerous lymph nodes because the cancer came back. Then I had to undergo radioactive iodine therapy for the thyroid cancer. I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis in 2022 and had to undergo a thymectomy. Then in September of 2023, I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Both Myasthenia Gravis and Ankylosing Spondylitis are autoimmune diseases that have no cure and require life long follow up and treatment. Due to the ongoing treatment I have been receiving, I am doing well. It’s not all rainbows and sunshine, but I am alive and making the most of it.

We started seeing a fertility specialist in early September of 2024 and our plan is to start with IUI and then go to IVF. They have found that I have a severely low ovarian reserve, which means that I don’t have many eggs left. They are also testing me for other issues that could be causing the recurrent pregnancy losses. They said my medical history is not the cause of the pregnancy losses and are not reasons to try to have a family. I am very hopeful that the fertility specialists can help us to have a family.

Thank you for taking the time to read our bio and getting to know us and our story. My husband and I are truly thankful for any help that anyone is willing to offer us. We look forward to being parents to living children one day, no matter how that has to happen.