by RNE | Aug 14, 2023 | Adoption, ART, Family Building Story, Infertility, Options, Resources, Support, Surrogacy
Guest Post By Megan Scherer, Mom to Elliott and Co-Founder of Worth the Wait Charity When my husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer three years into our marriage, I knew life was going to change but never expected these twists and turns and the happy conclusion...
by RNE | May 16, 2023 | Adoption, ART, Donor Conception, Education, Infertility, IVF, Loss, Resources, Support, Surrogacy
Featured in the RNE Magazine, 2023 Volume 3 By: Katie Aguayo Zweifel, LICSW, PMH-C Many people facing challenges in growing their family also experience mental health difficulties as a result. Numerous studies have shown that people who are struggling with fertility...
by RNE | May 19, 2017 | Events, Infertility, IVF, LGBT, Support, Surrogacy, Uncategorized
By Cassandra Hedstrom “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller I have always admired those wise words of Ms. Keller, but they’ve never held more meaning to me than they did on September 18th, 2016. I know I will look back on that Sunday...
by RNE | Sep 4, 2015 | Adoption, Advocacy, Announcements, Events, Infertility, LGBT, Support, Surrogacy
by Kerri Kivolowitz Infertility (IF) is a diagnosis that carries with it loss, isolation, guilt, doubt, depression, and surprisingly, hope; the ever-twinkling hope that this time it will be different. Six years ago, my husband and I decided we were ready to start a...
by RNE | Dec 1, 2014 | Adoption, ART, Donor Egg, IVF, LGBT, Options, Surrogacy
“So, which of you is the real Mom?” This is the kind of question, amongst many others, that LGBTQ families hear when they are out and about with their children, which thankfully is happening in growing numbers, even though the sensitivity of questions has yet to catch...
by RNE | Nov 3, 2014 | Donor Egg, Education, Surrogacy
Hi all! My name is Rachel Ashby and I am the medical director of egg donation and surrogacy ART (assisted reproductive technology) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. My friend and colleague Holly Hughes and I will be speaking about egg donation at the upcoming RESOLVE...