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Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read this and potentially help us fight this battle

My name is Cara and my husbands name is Jesse. We have been going through IVF treatments for over 10 years and have done 7 rounds of IVF. We have suffered through 6 miscarriages along with completing multiple immune treatments/testing.

Recently, the Ontario government devastatingly decided to stop covering an infusion called SCIg (Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin) under the Cuvitru OnePath program. I personally do this infusion once weekly to ensure my body doesn't reject the embryo(s) once transfered and throughout pregnancy. I require this medication as I have exhausted all other immunotherapy options (LIT, Humira, Intralipids, Steroids, Neupogen, IVIG, etc).
I cannot complete a transfer without this and so I am asking for your help to provide monetary relief to cover our other option available to us at this point since we have no access to SCIg anymore:

IVIg
**Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg & SCIg) has been used for years as an off-label treatment for women with idiopathic recurrent implantation failure (RIF) and recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL).

WHAT IS IVIG?

Intravenous immune globulin ("IVIG") is a product made up of human antibodies that can be given intravenously (through a vein).
IVIG is prepared from the blood donated by thousands of people, to make a super-concentrated and very diverse collection of antibodies against many possible infectious organisms your body might encounter.

IVIg cost is calculated based on weight and is extremely costly. We tried IVIg a few years ago and it cost us almost $6,000 out of pocket for 1 dose before our embryo transfer. The embryo transfer didn't work.

As you can imagine, after 7 rounds of IVF we are financially tapped out (over $250,000 spent) and are now as a last ditch effort asking for your help so we can complete our family we have always dreamt about.

Unfortunately, if we can't fund the IVIg, our only other option is finding a gestational surrogate to carry our embryo(s) in which we cannot afford the high price tag.

If you know us in real life, you understand how much we have wanted this and have fought so hard and long for a family. Our 7th IVF cycle was very important as a childhood friend donated her eggs to us, the gift of life. We now have 7 frozen donor embryos waiting for us to transfer. Our future is waiting..

Wether you decide to donate or not, your support is greatly appreciated during this heartbreaking time.

Thank you,

Cara & Jesse Millson
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