Dear donor
We hope you are recovering from the physical and emotional journey you have been through for us. It still feels surreal to have got to this point. For the first time in a long time, living with hope is a very different place to be!
Although we wanted to start a family, we don’t see ourselves as the kind of people who have to have children in order to feel complete; in fact, we never originally intended to even go so far as to try IVF. But somehow, when the reality of the situation struck, it was a shock just how sad and empty it felt, and how final it suddenly seemed. Something that had subconsciously always seemed like it would be the next chapter in our lives, gone forever. Slowly but surely though, we started to wonder if we could (should?) consider egg donation. But the roller-coaster continued when we really struggled to find a donor that we felt matched our outlook, and we combed every database we could find. In the end, it is no exaggeration to say that if we had not found you, we would not have gone ahead with the process. So, we want to tell you that you are not just one of many donors to us.
By your selfless decision to help an abstract, anonymous couple, you have made a real, immeasurable impact on our lives. We are so grateful that you were willing to go through discomfort, pain and inconvenience for us. Although we will probably never meet, we hope you will always carry with you the knowledge of how much your brave act of kindness means to us, and feel rightly happy and proud to have done such a special thing. Thank you.
