Campaign Story

My sister, Alyssa, and brother in law, Josh, married in October of 2020. They both dreamed of having children one day.

They started trying right after they got married. She quit taking her birth control when they went on their honeymoon. They tried for 2 years and knew something was wrong.

They started down the path of figuring out what was going on. He was thought to be sterile after multiple tests but after undergoing surgery they were able to pull out and find viable sperm in his tissue, enough for 3 tries of having their own kid.

As for her, she was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. With both of those factors, they had to start their IVF journey with ICSI. A couple failed rounds of IVF and dealing with ovarian cysts, they finally got to the stage of doing their first egg retrieval surgery. They only received 4 eggs and with being at such a huge risk of OHSS, they would have to do a frozen transfer.

None of the embryos made it to the blast stage to freeze.  They have used 1 vial of  sperm so they only have 2 more chances to try this.

With a grant or a fundraiser, it will make that possible.

They are already in debt. They have enough saved for the next rounds of meds, ultrasound, blood work, and fees but not enough for the surgery or if they need to do more rounds of shots.

I would like to raise money for them so that they can try another round of IVF and plan another egg retrieval surgery in the near future.

I know money can be tight but even $0.50-$1.00 would help them towards this expensive journey.