but I don't know if I can post it on Facebook. It feels odd to ask for help raising funds for embryo donation. Why is that? Why is is taboo to do fundraisers for fertility treatments but not adoption? I do have a Facebook page just for those that want to follow our embryo donation journey and maybe I will just post it on there and not on my regular Facebook wall. Maybe. I don't know. What should I do???
I have the GoFundMe account saying that we need $2000 but in reality it is now just under $1600. I started with $250 and just added another $50. Then I am making two dozen cupcakes for $25 this week and a cake for $50 next week. I will do our taxes this week and we are putting a little bit from that into it as well. Not much since we have a wall that needs to be replaced in our home and that is super important to do soon. I am praying that we have it all raised in about 6-7 weeks as I just started AF for this month so that means another 4 weeks for April's AF and then in early May we hope to start our next cycle. This week I will list some stuff on Craigslist too so hope to add another $100 to that soon. :)
Adopting children whether they are a few days gestation or are teenagers are all children. You are not undergoing fertility treatments. You are adopting children and are raising funds for the process of bringing your adopted children home, to your womb.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work. All the little bits here and there do really add up. : )
Maybe it is just that people are not as aware of embryo adoption as they are of the typical adoption scenario. You could pave the way for future EA fundraising mama's!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Shannon from Room for More. Embryo adoption isn't a fertility treatment, even though the medical field defines it as such. It is an adoption of a pre-born child. I think asking people (especially Christians) to contribute financially is perfectly fine...we are called to care for children and orphans. We sent out support letters encouraging others to share in the blessing of rescuing frozen children (although sadly, not many people outside of our parents contributed).
ReplyDeleteI agree with Shannon from Room for More. Embryo adoption isn't a fertility treatment, even though the medical field defines it as such. It is an adoption of a pre-born child. I think asking people (especially Christians) to contribute financially is perfectly fine...we are called to care for children and orphans. We sent out support letters encouraging others to share in the blessing of rescuing frozen children (although sadly, not many people outside of our parents contributed).
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