I am raising funds to help cover the costs of fertility treatment. After multiple failed IUI attempts, and using fertility medications to help me ovulate due to PCOS and Type 2 diabetes, my husband and I have faced many challenges. It has been hard getting reliable donors for at-home insemination. Our last IUI was just last month, using frozen donor sperm, which is expensive per vial. Unfortunately, my insurance doesn’t cover any fertility treatments or medications, so every expense has been out of pocket, including travel and lodging.

The funds raised will go toward another round of IUI, and if needed, IVF, as well as travel expenses related to treatment. Infertility is a kind of heartbreak that doesn’t always show on the outside. Living with PCOS means constantly hoping, waiting, and wondering if this will ever be my turn. It’s the emotional rollercoaster of negative tests, the physical toll of medications and hormones, and the quiet grief that comes with each cycle that doesn’t go as planned. There are days I feel strong, and days where it feels overwhelming. It’s hard watching others experience something I want so deeply, so naturally. I carry the weight of “what ifs” and “when will it happen for me?” more often than I’d like to admit. But underneath all of that is love — a deep, aching love for a child I haven’t met yet. The desire to be a mother is something that lives in my heart every single day. I hold onto hope, even when it feels fragile, because I know how much this dream means to me. This journey isn’t easy, but it’s mine. And one day, I hope it leads me to the child I’ve been waiting and fighting for.