Life’s Trials #1: Infertility

I have been cursed/blessed with trials in my life that take a long time to change or work through.  I thought I might take a month or two sharing a few of those things in case they might help someone else feeling like their walk is so long and hard. When I was young, I wanted nothing more than to have four kids only to struggle with infertility for 10 years. That is a trial that goes by the month and marches the years by as you have multiple tests done and try new things. Plus it puts SUCH a toll on a relationship.

I was blessed about nine years into it to write a long personal letter to the top OB/GYN in Minneapolis, Minnesota who agreed to take my visit pro bono as I had no insurance.  When I went in there ready to put on a gown and get examined yet again she said, “Goodness gracious girl, what you need is help; not another exam!!!”  So she used her exam time with me to call other doctors that she knew to find out if there were any drug studies going on that I could be a part of.   She talked to Valarie at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota, and I got on a Serono drug study. After 13 trips 5 miles each direction to give blood for study and $1000 donation from my mom and my grandpa for the egg transfer,  I was pregnant with my beautiful Laura who was born in October 17, 2017.

This trial taught me a lot of empathy for others going through the same situation and probably is the single most event in my life that taught me tenacity and determination and to never give up. Then several years later, I was set up to do another Serono drug study at the Mayo clinic when I got pregnant naturally with my beautiful Emma.  If by chance you or anyone in your family is suffering from infertility,  I would love to have a phone call. I know things have changed, but the emotions have not