Campaign Story

Hello,
My name is Jeanne and I’m starting this fundraiser for a couple who deserves to experience a journey they have been trying for but have not been successful.

Everyone says it takes a village to raise a child, but no one talks about the village to create one!
Barkim and Monique have been dreaming of having kids and starting a family. In June of 2022 they finally thought they were going to be able to start their journey but it was only a week later when they had their first miscarriage.
Then later that year, September 19th they had another positive test! With fingers crossed they continued on a path they thought was going to lead to the start of their family. But while at Monique’s November check up they could no longer detect a heart beat.
These events lead Monique and Barkim to find answers! Why was this happening? They we’re determined to find out why…so After multiple appointments and testing, medical bills were racking up. Unfortunately they got an answer no one would want to discover. Monique was diagnosed with Balanced Translocation. This diagnosis causes various health conditions or birth defects depending on the genes involved in the translocation and the amount of genetic material lost or gained.

It was at that time the doctor suggested a consultation with a fertility clinic.
and so their journey begins……
Their safest choice would be to start an IVF journey….

Many of you may know how intense and expensive this process is. They are not even able to begin until they are able to pay up front.
I’m asking for any help we can give to start the process of what could be life changing for them.
To many this life changing event is easy, and not something we often think about until it is you or someone whose family that has to go through the heartbreak….