My Egg Donation

Fundraising campaign by Katya Smith
  • US$691.00
    raised of $14,000.00 goal goal
4% Funded
4 Donors
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Hi friends and investors,

My story has been a long road toward my goal to become a mother and start my family.

5 years ago I began IVF treatments. I was very hopeful and had no doubt that I would achieve this goal. I was pregnant in my 3rd cycle which ended in miscarriage at 8 weeks.

It was a difficult time and I had many complications which took my body almost a year to recover from, I was 41. Covid hit just months after my first miscarriage which shut down IVF treatments in the country for many more months. By the time I could start again, I was 42.

The most difficult part of IVF for me was not the treatments, although that part is hard. It's the expectations matched with constant disappointment at best or devastation in some cases. I hoped and I believed, and with each new cycle, I entered with the same energy and excitement as the first

By cycle 8 I was pregnant again at 43, but the beta was really low from the beginning. I tried to be happy, but the news wasn't good, it was too small, again. I contracted Covid and 2 days after my 44th birthday, it was also pronounced a non-viable pregnancy.

(I carry your heart, I carry it my heart - my tribute to this little one I never got to meet)

This time it was much harder for me to recover both physically and emotionally. It also came with many complications and only after 9 months could I start again. After a few more unsuccessful cycles and the last one which made 11 cycles - the embryos didn't survive to make it to the embryo transfer (and I had paid full price for this cycle as my insurance wouldn't cover an IVF treatment so close to my 45th birthday).

On advice from my doctors, egg donation is the best option for me. I can carry the baby, the child will inherit epigenetics from me and after this long and painful journey, I will hold my baby in my arms for the first time. Here is why I need your help:

Egg donation starts at 30K and goes up to 100K. I have searched and found the best-priced agency located in Cyprus. We need to buy the eggs and create embryos and after sending the embryos here to Israel, undergo the embryo transfer. My husband and I are not wealthy, but we will love and care for this child and give him or her the best life!

(Sending love to all those living in the moment while worrying they are running out of time)

We haven't given up and with your help and support, we can make this dream a reality!

Thank you with all my heart ❤

Organizer

Hi there! I'm Katya, a visionary globe trotter and self-proclaimed goat-loving yogi. Currently residing in Israel. My dream is to become a mother ❤

Hi there! I'm Katya, a visionary globe trotter and self-proclaimed goat-loving yogi. Currently residing in Israel. My dream is to become a mother ❤

Donors

  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Jul 08, 2023
$100.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Jul 05, 2023
$500.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Jun 30, 2023
$36.00

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4 donors
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Jul 08, 2023
$100.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Jul 05, 2023
$500.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Jun 30, 2023
$36.00
$55.00

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US$691.00
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