Needed: "Compassionate" Surrogate to help save a baby's life

[zoocrew]

***Thank you to Shannon for allowing us to post this on the message board. We have spoken to her and she gave her permission.***

Dana and I (Surrogacy Options www.SurrogacyOptions.com ) are searching for a very special GS who wants to help a family in need. Rick and Maria Kent are the proud parents through Gestational Surrogacy of Ryan and Hailey, now 23 months old. When Hailey was 15 weeks old she was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of Leukemia. She went through chemo, but relapsed while still on it and had an unrelated, mis-matched umbilical cord blood transplant in May 2007. She is home now on home isolation but is having issues with graft versus host disease (where your body and the donor cells try to reject each other). Lately it has been getting worse and is starting to affect her kidneys.

The best chance for Hailey to be cured is for her parents to do another Surrogacy, and have a baby who will be a 100% match for Hailey. There is a new technology available where doctors can identify the matching embryos before they are implanted. One out of every four embryos will be a match. Rick and Maria are looking forward to welcoming another much loved child into their family as well as being able to save their baby's life. Ryan and Hailey's GS was going to do a non-compensated journey for the Kents, but her doctor has advised her not to get pregnant again.

Unfortunately, Maria and Rick are financially tapped out from the first Journey and from paying the medical bills for Hailey. There is no way they can afford to pay for another Surrogacy Journey. Dana and I are donating our agency services to them. Hilary Neiman of Maryland is donating legal services and is arranging for another pro bono attorney to help as well. The Kents have 14 embryos frozen at blast stage. They hope the match for Hailey is among these embryos, but if it isn't, they will do another fresh IVF cycle. We are also hoping their medical team will offer financial help for any IVF procedures.

We realize that ALL surrogates are compassionate. If you are even contemplating doing a Surrogacy you are a very special person indeed. :-) Knowing what we do about the Surrogacy community, we feel very positive that we will be able to find an incredible woman willing to do a non-compensated "compassionate" surrogacy for the Kents. Time is of the essence here. We need to find someone who is willing to be a GS for them as soon as possible. The Kents will not terminate or reduce a pregnancy unless their GS's life is in danger. They will also only transfer 1 or 2 embryos.

For those of you who want to help the family with monetary contributions (for travel and other expenses for a GS because we don't want this to cost her anything!) and for other necessary expenses, Maria will be opening a bank account in the near future. I will be posting the details. There is also going to be press coverage for this journey. It will be about Hailey, but also about the surrogacy community coming together to help bring another cherished child to a family and to also save the life of a little girl. You are ALL wonderful.

If you are interested in doing a non-compensated journey for The Kents, please email me at Jamie@SurrogacyOptions.com or Dana at Dana@SurrogacyOptions.com

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[mtnhighmama]

My heart goes out to this family, and I will keep them in my thoughts and prayers.

Thank you for loving this community, Jamie, and for reaching out to help.

[AlwaysMommie]

I so offered for them once, but found they have a BMI restriction and I am a 35BMI
I was so excited to be able to help 2 fold that way and was so disappointed that clinic had restriction on BMI

Hope someone helps them, they are amazing people.


Make sure check BMI requirement prior to getting hopes up.

[Rebekah Rose]

Maria, your family continues to be in my thoughts and prayers! I am so hopeful for you, and so excited to see this effort on behalf of your family!!

[Jmommybear]

Originally Posted by mtnhighmama

My heart goes out to this family, and I will keep them in my thoughts and prayers.

Thank you for loving this community, Jamie, and for reaching out to help.

Ditto many times over!!!!

[MyMiracle]

That is heartbreaking. My heart goes out to this family. I hope that someone will be able to help them save their daughter's life.

AlwaysMommie...you would think the RE clinic would make a BMI exception for such a time-critical circumstance. That is wonderful of you to offer.

[sabrinaof4]

Sending lots of thoughts and prayers.

I hope they find their GS soon!

[SoleilBaby4Me]

I think I saw a small piece about them on TV a while back....maybe...they look familiar...Rick and Maria, you and your daughter are in my prayers!

[OhioSurroMom]

I have been on Hailey's carepage since it opened and have followed along since then and have kept them all in my thoughts and prayers. I honestly would offer in a heartbeat and put our plans to TTC on hold, however, I know that their clinic wouldn't accept me.

I will continue to pray that a GS will come their way within the clinic requirements and soon.

[blessedinpa]

Originally Posted by OhioSurroMom

I have been on Hailey's carepage since it opened and have followed along since then and have kept them all in my thoughts and prayers. I honestly would offer in a heartbeat and put our plans to TTC on hold, however, I know that their clinic wouldn't accept me.

I will continue to pray that a GS will come their way within the clinic requirements and soon.

Jennifer,
Why won't thier clinic accept you? Are they very strict? What is their clinic looking for in a GS?

[OhioSurroMom]

Originally Posted by blessedinpa

Jennifer,
Why won't thier clinic accept you? Are they very strict? What is their clinic looking for in a GS?

Bottom line.....I'm super fat.

[blessedinpa]

Originally Posted by OhioSurroMom

Bottom line.....I'm super fat.

Oh well I'm no skinny minny either! Could they maybe move thier embryos to a less strict clinic I wonder?

[happygs]

Hi Everyone! Thank you for this amazing support! I must say that Jamie and I are not surprised about the responses we have received in just the few hours this post has been available. The surrogacy community ROCKS with support.
Please, if you are interested in being the Kent's surrogate contact Jamie or I. There are special conditions for this circumstance, so please do not allow BMI or other possible concerns deter you from reaching out.

[Kymztwinz]

I cannot wait to see the way in which our community and others pull together to help this family. When the donation details are posted, I will contribute.

[HeyThere]

I agree. I love how the surrogacy community can disagree about everything under the sun, but wheni it comes time to support, we are there! Surros Rock! I hope this couple gets their surrogate soon! GOOD LUCK!!

[Lydia]

My heart really goes out to this family! Please keep us up to date! And, when available, please let us know where we can contribute!

[KAJEWELL]

Originally Posted by OhioSurroMom

Bottom line.....I'm super fat.

you are not!!!! your plesantly plump just like ALOT of us!!

[HeidiRoo]

If I weren't transferring next month for my couple, I would do this in a heartbeat.

[abfree]

I am sending prayers in abundance!!!!


We will happily contribute financially as well.

[2+2surro]

Jamie and Dana, your so awesome to do this for them. Not all agencies would. I hope and pray that they find a surro and that they get pg on the first try.