Infertility is a painful, exhausting, emotional and lonely journey. Those of you who know us personally, know that we have been through many hurdles in the last 5 years, with the deepest hope of bringing a child of our own into the world. After trying countless natural herbs and medicines, and alternative child-conceiving rituals, we sought a fertility specialist in 2019. We completed three rounds of medicated cycles, undergoing a Hysterosalpingography, and dilation/curettage procedure for polyps’ removal. Due to COVID-19, we had to stop all treatment.

We restarted our journey again in 2020, goig the route of IUI treatment. Unfortunately, due to personal health issues (hyperplasia), we had to stop all treatment again and focus on treatment for hyperplasia. Once we received an all-clear for our health, we were able to restart IUI treatment again in 2022. We completed six rounds of IUI with trigger shots and completed exploratory laparotomy, and was still unable to conceive. The next step to our journey is IVF, which is set to begin Thanksgiving 2024.

IVF is an expensive process, which our health insurance does not cover. As we embark on our IVF journey we are asking you to help contribute to our profound dream to become parents. Please consider taking part in our journey in any way you’re able to, whether through egg roll orders, donations, or words of encouragement. Lastly, our hearts are forever grateful for the amount of prayers, well wishes, comforting hugs, and encouragement that many of you have shared with us during our journey. We will forever be grateful and appreciative of all the support given to us, to make our dream of becoming parents come to fruition.

With love and gratitude,

Dao & Kayia