Campaign Story

Hello all,

My name is Danielle, my partner, Marilyn and I are starting to dive headfirst into building our family. We are only looking for donations to help off set the cost of sperm, we both have great insurance, however no insurance covers the cost of sperm. And who knew it was so expensive!! It can be at least $1,500-$2,000 for a vial, and I am being told it will take at least 3-4 tries before success may be seen for one pregnancy.

This year is the first time in my life I have felt ready to mentally be available to care for a child, and it comes at a cost. At 39 years old I realize I am starting late in the fertility game, but life has been challenging and this childhood dream of mine has been the fuel to continue on through many uphill battles. The biggest battle is yet to come, I found out recently I have multiple 0.5-1cms fibroids. I also have one that has been there for three years – a 3cm fibroid that could complicate any viable pregnancy.

This year, after three previous OBGYN’s I finally found one that believed my pain and dug deeper into finding the cause, that being said 3cm fibroid. And bless her soul because she helped get me the referrals needed to get to where we are today. I know challenges await and so does heartbreak, but so can great joy and that is what I am holding on to.

I know in my soul that this will be a regrettable decision if I do not at least try and see what the Universe has to offer me, (twins 😉). But the reality is we are two girls, we have two ovens and everything else needed to make a human, except for the needed ingredient for life, sperm.

So long story short we could be out thousands and thousands of dollars and have nothing to show for it but heartbreak and loss. This comes at a difficult time as my uterus and egg reserve are nearing their end and perimenopause is closely knocking.

You may be asking well why did you wait so long?

Well life has not provided a safe environment to bring a child into the world until now. We are close to buying a house, the first bit of permanent stability for both me and my partner that we never grew up with. We have sacrificed our living situation for the past two years to achieve this goal and it feels like we have to choose a house over a family.

Any donation, even just $5, will be cherished as you help us build our dream family.

Many blessings