Success. Success.
The world is unsure, uneven, unpredictable. And the path that the Jodes and I have been on is especially so. There are no guarantees, and you take the hand that you are dealt. Etc.
A few weeks ago, when we were discussing our IVF potential in the present for the first time (as opposed to "something we'll need to discuss in the future") and realizing what hurdles we faced, we tried to temper our expectations. Jody hadn't had a regular period in five years. There was a possibility her ovaries were non-functioning from the first chemo. We were warned that the odds were such that we mightn't have any kind of success. At all.
We did the shots and the bloodwork diligently and quietly hoped something would come of it all. We watched the ultrasounds each day, as follicles appeared, grew, shifted, ghostlike across the monitor. What would it mean in the end?
In the end it meant two successfully fertilized eggs, two now-frozen embryos, two potential future little Knowers.
There are still no guarantees. Surrogate parenting is an iffy thing in and of itself: not all implanted embryos result in births. But now we have a couple of shots at having our own children, and that's two more than we had before.
(Cut to the two of us beaming at each other.)
A few weeks ago, when we were discussing our IVF potential in the present for the first time (as opposed to "something we'll need to discuss in the future") and realizing what hurdles we faced, we tried to temper our expectations. Jody hadn't had a regular period in five years. There was a possibility her ovaries were non-functioning from the first chemo. We were warned that the odds were such that we mightn't have any kind of success. At all.
We did the shots and the bloodwork diligently and quietly hoped something would come of it all. We watched the ultrasounds each day, as follicles appeared, grew, shifted, ghostlike across the monitor. What would it mean in the end?
In the end it meant two successfully fertilized eggs, two now-frozen embryos, two potential future little Knowers.
There are still no guarantees. Surrogate parenting is an iffy thing in and of itself: not all implanted embryos result in births. But now we have a couple of shots at having our own children, and that's two more than we had before.
(Cut to the two of us beaming at each other.)
posted by Zachary Knower at 8:58 PM
8 Comments:
wwwoooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhoooooooooooo! all kudos to you both for your courage, persistence, and beautiful descriptions of the various processes. the writing is so clear and immediate we sit with you, watching the ghostly clues to a possible future, fingers crossed and hearts pounding
Modern Miracle
Will we say hello to a
Rosen-Knower child
Wow. Well done. A huge hurdle cleared indeed. And, a huge emotional boost, I'd think, as you now shift focus to taking care of YOU. BOTH of you!
Congrats!
Well I have all of my fingers and toes crossed for future little Knowers! Congratulations. Both of you are quite an inspiration.
Mazel Tov! (
You're going to send them to Princeton, right? ;-)
mmmmmmmmmm.... Cousins....
A fantastic gift for the future. So happy for you both....
Em
Just read this - good news! The glass is always half full with you guys, as it should always be. Nice going!
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