Campaign Story

Hello, my name is Meghan Cowger, and I’m from Seward, Nebraska. After years of searching for the right person, I met Dan online in January 2021. I feel incredibly lucky to have found someone with such strong values, a passion for music and cooking, and, most importantly, a shared dream of starting a family. In February 2024, we were married and immediately began planning to grow our family.

We knew from the start that our fertility journey might be challenging. I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2017, and at 35 years old, I understood that time might not be on our side. After six months of trying on our own, we were referred to a fertility specialist. I underwent multiple ultrasounds, blood tests, and rounds of fertility medications. While we were able to find a medication that helped me ovulate, we later discovered that Dan was also facing infertility challenges.

Following a surgical procedure, doctors successfully retrieved sperm, but due to the nature of our situation, in vitro fertilization (IVF) became our only path to conception.

We’ve now met all the necessary requirements to move forward with egg retrieval and embryo transfer. However, the remaining steps in our journey are not covered by insurance. Beyond the procedures themselves, our costs include medications, monitoring, ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection), and genetic testing. These steps have been deemed essential due to our medical histories, circumstances, and age in order to ensure the best chance for a healthy, viable embryo.

This process has been much more challenging than we ever anticipated, and fundraising for this journey is something we never imagined we’d need to do. But after much reflection, we realized that we’ll never know what’s possible unless we ask for help. With open hearts, we humbly reach out to our friends and family, hoping you’ll consider walking alongside us on this path to parenthood.

Thank you for your love, support, prayers, and all the “baby dust” you can send our way.