Dear Donor,

Our story is similar to other couples who wanted so desperately to have a baby. We wanted children to raise, and to watch a bundle of life grow and develop through each stage into a beautiful child. It means so much to be able to share my life with a baby, listening to his gurgles and coos, singing to him/her at night and pacify him in time of need. I am truly touched to have had the opportunity to have given my dear husband a baby genetically linked to him. It means more to me than anything I could have ever truly accomplished in life. I'll always have a career but having a baby is miraculous.

After 9 years of infertility we had a baby. Seven of those years we just existed trying time after time enduring IVF treatments. We had miscarriages along the way which was even more agonizing. When the donor egg program was presented to us as an option, we couldn't bear to go that route and were truly heartbroken. Four years later we realized that donors are not only people like us but they are truly a gift from heaven above. It's almost like God opened heaven and released angels to help us have babies. I wanted to give up because I felt the open wound was too large to heal at this point. I wasn't sure I could love a baby that wasn't mine. As this baby grew inside of me and our eyes met at birth, it was love at first sight. I still couldn't believe we were actually having a baby. I loved it from that moment on and my love for this baby only grows stronger with the passage of time. I believe that infertile couples will love their babies so much because it is probably the hardest process to endure in their lifetime and for better or worse they endured till the end. Sometimes I ask myself if I could have ever donated my own eggs. Now after realizing how it changed our lives, I would donate.

Donating your very own eggs is truly a blessing that touches our lives deeply and actually lifted the depression that we have lived with for so long. Our life has changed tremendously and it's all because of wonderful, beautiful women that gave the best gift anyone could ever give, the gift of life. I look into this baby's eyes every day and see a new life growing because of what a precious gift our donor gave us. She stated to me how good it made her feel to have done something in life that really made a difference. She also stated to me, "This she said, is what life is really all about", and there is no doubt in my mind that she is correct and that nothing else in this universe could compare.

With many respects to all you dear donors. You've made our dreams come true.

May God bless and always be with you,
Melinda