Help Luke and Amy start a family.
Help Luke and Amy start a family.
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$20,000.00
Fundraiser Goal -
$9,146.00
Funds Raised -
94
Days to go
Amy Tanner is organizing this fundraiser.
Campaign Story
Dear Friends, Family and Kind Strangers,
Our names are Luke and Amy Tanner and we would like to share with you a bit about our journey together, our life and longing to start a family together.
We fell in love during high school and got married right after Amy’s graduation.
We started trying to have a baby not long after we were married, but almost eleven years later— it still has not happened.
A few years ago, Amy was diagnosed with PCOS (Polycyclic Ovarian Syndrome), which is a condition that can cause a wide variety of health problems, including infertility. Though it should not be impossible to get pregnant with PCOS, as many women do, it can make it extremely difficult. When Amy was diagnosed we felt a sense of relief, believing that a diagnosis could finally provide an answer to the infertility. One common symptom of PCOS is ovulatory dysfunction. Our doctor believed this was our main issue preventing pregnancy, and in 2021 put Amy on a medication called Clomiphene for 6 months (this is a estrogen modulator, which essentially means that it forces ovulation). Unfortunately, even this was unsuccessful and it was heartbreaking. This treatment was the last thing we could try before our doctors could no longer help us due to our medical insurance’s limitations for fertility treatments.
Amy has been to many doctors over the years and had countless tests done, but we have yet to find the answers we need. Therefore, with our medical insurance being used up, our next step is to see an “out-of-pocket” fertility specialist. Fertility treatments are very expensive, even consultations and tests to determine a treatment plan alone can be thousands of dollars. IVF is the most widely used treatment plan, but at more than $10,000 per treatment, and requiring an average of 3 attempts; financially this just hasn’t been an option for us to go forward with.
We have always loved children, and over the years we have found so much joy in pouring our love into our nephews and our friend’s children, but we long for the day that we can share all of the love we have with a baby of our own.
We have been in love for almost fifteen years now. We have gone through so many stages of life together; great joys as well as painful hardships, but we have grown tremendously as individuals and as a couple through them all. Now, all we want is to be able to have a family together— we believe that we are ready for that to happen now more than ever before.
This fertility journey has been the hardest thing we’ve ever gone through, the pain truly feels unbearable at times, but we know that once we finally hold our baby in our arms, it will all be worth it.
Anything you can give, even the smallest amount, is so appreciated. If you can’t give anything right now but you’d still like to help, you can share this fundraiser.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read our story and be a part of our journey.
With love,
Luke and Amy
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04-30-2022
Over $5000 raised!
In less than one week we have raised over $5000! We are overwhelmed with gratitude.
You have all helped give us hope that having a family of our own is a real possibility. We cannot thank you enough!With love,
Luke and Amy
| Name | Donation | Date |
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| Anonymous | $50.00 | June 25, 2022 |
| Jonathan Backer | $200.00 | June 25, 2022 |
| Anonymous | $140.00 | June 19, 2022 |
| Anonymous | $150.00 | June 05, 2022 |
| Karen Zheng | $555.00 | June 01, 2022 |
| Lydia Backer | $1,000.00 | May 18, 2022 |
| Celine Baker | $50.00 | May 18, 2022 |
| Anonymous | $130.00 | May 18, 2022 |
| Wayne Pelton | $300.00 | May 14, 2022 |
| Janet Bizjak | $50.00 | May 09, 2022 |
| Julie King | $50.00 | May 08, 2022 |
| Patricia Devenish | $30.00 | May 08, 2022 |
| Carolina Wallace | $1,000.00 | May 05, 2022 |
| Cheryl DeVoe | $100.00 | May 01, 2022 |
| Alison Rolf | $25.00 | April 30, 2022 |
| Naomi Metzler | $111.00 | April 30, 2022 |
| Tiffany Tornay | $125.00 | April 30, 2022 |
| Molica Hsu | $200.00 | April 30, 2022 |
| Andrayakatrine Legaspi | $100.00 | April 29, 2022 |
| Vincy Abraham | $50.00 | April 28, 2022 |
| Anonymous | $500.00 | April 28, 2022 |
| Brenda Nestibo | $200.00 | April 27, 2022 |
| Sheena Tranter | $60.00 | April 27, 2022 |
| Noah Pelton | $50.00 | April 26, 2022 |
| Malcolm Petch | $100.00 | April 26, 2022 |
| Lauren Caldwell | $100.00 | April 26, 2022 |
| Schrepel Stephanie | $50.00 | April 26, 2022 |
| TJ Pelton | $175.00 | April 25, 2022 |
| Anonymous | $1,000.00 | April 25, 2022 |
| Anonymous | $700.00 | April 25, 2022 |
| Julie Tan | $500.00 | April 25, 2022 |
| Tiffany Ryman | $100.00 | April 25, 2022 |
| Blake Johnson | $500.00 | April 25, 2022 |
| Allison Bell | $100.00 | April 25, 2022 |
| Carolin Sadler | $100.00 | April 25, 2022 |
| Tabitha Lemaire | $75.00 | April 25, 2022 |
| Laura Collins | $100.00 | April 25, 2022 |
| Albert Zehr | $200.00 | April 24, 2022 |
| Vincy Abraham | $50.00 | April 24, 2022 |
| Debi Beasley | $20.00 | April 24, 2022 |
| Sierra Holz | $50.00 | April 24, 2022 |
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