So behind the IVF/PGD journey we have been taking, let me tell you a little about ourselves! Jason and I met when I was 16 years old and he was 18. We met through Myspace, it was the year 2009 and I was in the middle of finishing my GCSEs. Jason was at college doing an IT course.
When I look back at my 16 year old self I find it incredible just how far we have come in 6 years together. In 2011 we got engaged and what should have been an exciting time turned into a nightmarish year for us only to be followed up with another year in 2012 of even more difficulties.
What began with a simple curiosity of searching for my father's birth mother, as he was adopted, ended in discovering a lot more than I could ever have imagined! I did find my grandmother but I also found that we had a lot more in common than just being related. I discovered that she carried a deadly disease in her genes and I chose to discover whether I did too.
My father tested positive for Huntington's disease first in January 2012 then I followed closely behind with my test results in March 2012 which came back positive. Though that time has been one of the most difficult times I went through I know everything happens for a reason and we wouldn't been on this IVF/PGD journey right now if I hadn't uncovered what I did.
My grandmother died early this year and my father has now become symptomatic. Yet among all this sadness I carry a burning torch of hope which God has given me. Jason and I got married in January 2013 and now we have the opportunity to have a Huntington's disease free baby therefore breaking the line of this generational illness forever...
17th May 2015
So just to update from when I wrote the above - our journey has now took a turn in an entirely different direction. Sadly the IVF/PGD treatment didn't work out for us! 2014 was a difficult year full of much pain but we are still hoping to become parents in whatever way that may be!
To summarise what happened during last year:
1st cycle of IVF: Early miscarriage.
2nd cycle of IVF: Did not have any embryos make it to transfer.
3rd cycle of IVF: Was a repeat of the 2nd cycle.
The NHS no longer can fund anymore IVF treatment for Jason and I therefore the door has been closed on this part of our lives. Our situation is now completely in God's hands...Please do pray for us and watch this space!
"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them" ~ Romans 8:28
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