Saturday, March 9, 2013

A Special Anniversary

Lena on March 9, 2011
Lena on March 7, 2013
Elizabeth and Lena on March 9, 2011
Elizabeth and Lena on November 26, 2012
Happy Transfer Day to Lena!  It is amazing to think of how much our lives have changed in just two short years.  God has blessed us beyond measure!  It is also the anniversary of renewing our contract for the cryogenic storage of Lena's siblings.  We received the contract in the mail this week:
If you look at our contract you can see where I marked our check mark a second time.  I actually got nervous that the mark wasn't dark enough so I went over my first mark.  It is amazing to me, especially after having seen the miraculous transformation in Lena from embryo to precious little girl, that "Dispose" and "Donate to Research" are allowable options for frozen embryos.  My stomach actually turns a bit at the thought and rightly so.  It also makes me so incredibly thankful and glad that Lena's genetic family chose the path that led her to us.  They like us received this same form and with a simple check mark could have snuffed out Lena's life.  Today and always I am thankful that Lena is with us.  Her life is such a gift!
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kdactyl said...

I feel the same way about my EA baby. We had 2 embryos remaining but we knew our family was complete...so we were very adamant they be donated back and that the option of destroying or donating to science was NOT an option. I always celebrate my transfer day too (March 10 2010)....it is just soooo special to me. Our Genevieve is such a Gift. I cannot imagine our lives without her.

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March 26, 2013 at 10:40 AM

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