Campaign Story

Our names are Tyler and Alexandra, and we are reaching out to humbly request your support as we take what we hope will be the final steps toward welcoming the child we have dreamed of for more than a decade. Our story is one of sacrifice, strength, and steadfast hope.

We met in 2012 and quickly built a life centered on shared values: service, perseverance, trust and love. In 2014, during our second deployment and 6 months after getting married, Alexandra was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 and Pancreatic NET Cancer. Tyler was deployed in the Middle East at that time serving his country, but rushed home to fight cancer together. Alexandra quickly underwent a complex Whipple surgery to remove half of her pancreas, duodenum, gallbladder, and bile duct. Even during her recovery, we still met with fertility and geneticist specialists planning for a family. She was labeled as high-risk for carrying a child at only 26 years old due to the Whipple.

At the end of 2021, Alexandra was finally cleared to begin fertility treatments. Tyler froze his sperm before his 5th deployment, and Alexandra prepared for her first egg retrieval at the beginning of 2022. However, a precautionary scan due to God’s intervention revealed 10 unexpected malignant tumors, halting the IVF process once more. In September 2022, she underwent a Total Pancreatectomy and Splenectomy at Mayo Clinic. Removing her entire pancreas saved her life but no longer qualified her to carry a child. While Alex is thankfully now cancer free, surrogacy is our only path forward.

In the past year alone, we have endured three rounds of IVF and spent over $52,000 out of pocket. Surrogacy will require an additional $80,000 to $100,000. None of these costs are covered by our military insurance, Tricare. We have one beautifully healthy embryo we plan to implant in a surrogate in 2026 and we couldn’t be more excited. We have shouldered these expenses, along with navigating 6 deployments together, severe medical crises while fighting cancer, not to mention the daily stressors of Tyler’s military career.

Throughout all of this, we have held onto each other, trusting in our love and God’s path.
We want to create the same kind of home we were both blessed to grow up in— a place where children’s laughter is the heartbeat, and where love is unshakable and constant. We want to pass on our combined values of resiliency, hard work, and compassion of service towards others to our next generation. We wish to instill our love for outdoor adventure, share how nature can heal your soul, and teach our emotional appreciation for music.
While our past has indeed shaped us into the strong couple we are today, it is our future we look forward to most—the future where our home is filled with endless laughter, our child is surrounded by selfless love, and our family’s story becomes one of hope, perseverance, and legacy.

We are deeply grateful for any assistance you can provide in helping us achieve this lifelong dream. Your support would not only help us grow our family, but also honor the sacrifices that have brought us to this moment, and be apart of our story forever. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your time, for we know how valuable and precious time is.
With respect and gratitude, Tyler and Alexandra