It Takes A Village - Ruby & William's IVF Journey
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There are not many times in your life you are blessed to meet a person that changes your life. So it must be a miracle that we have all had our lives changed by one person; and that is Ruby.
She has a way of changing the air in a room when she walks in. She brings joy and laughter and a sense of belonging to all that she meets. When she met William we all saw how they transformed each other to form a beautiful partnership.
Ruby and her family travelled here from Pakistan knowing nobody and built a life for themselves through hard work, family, and their church. They gave themselves tirelessly despite the trauma and injustices of starting a life all over in a new land and never once asked for anything in return.
Ruby had wanted to be a nurse her whole life and she battled through many years of studying to make that dream come true despite having to pause her studies several times to nurse her dear mother, Josephine, through cancer treatments. She persevered like no other warrior - studying through the night at her mom's bedside in the hospital while working and going to school. Losing her mom was like losing her best friend and would have broken many of us; but she kept moving forward with William by her side to graduation and her dream came true when she became a Registered Nurse.
Since their wedding day in 2013, William and Ruby have dreamt of becoming parents but struggled endlessly with fertility issues secondary to severe endometriosis and PCOS. They have tried so many avenues and suffered so many heartbreaks that IVF is their last hope.
As we all know, the cost of IVF is prohibitive and not covered at all by insurance but they didn't let that stop them from planning and wishing and hoping. In fact, it made Ruby even more determined when, as an essential worker, she put her life on the line every day working overtime with COVID patients to bring them care, comfort, and her special kind of joy in their darkest days. All the while, she would squirrel away what she could to fund their IVF treatment.
Life has dealt Ruby and William some major financial blows this week and taken almost all of that very hard earned fund; this is where we can step in. They say it takes a village to raise a child and in this case, it may take a village to bring this child into the world.
Ruby and William have touched so many of our hearts and lives and we all have so many special memories with them. Be it raising a smile during a difficult day, dropping everything to be by your side, planning a shower, sewing a seam on your wedding day, giving you strength on a tough shift and for many of us, showering our children with their love.
We know that these are tough financial times for us all and Ruby and William would never ask for help. We as their friends are asking that if you feel drawn to showering them with some love, then please give what you can. If you can't give financially, then offer them your love, your prayers, and your positive energy because that is what they need right now.
She has a way of changing the air in a room when she walks in. She brings joy and laughter and a sense of belonging to all that she meets. When she met William we all saw how they transformed each other to form a beautiful partnership.
Ruby and her family travelled here from Pakistan knowing nobody and built a life for themselves through hard work, family, and their church. They gave themselves tirelessly despite the trauma and injustices of starting a life all over in a new land and never once asked for anything in return.
Ruby had wanted to be a nurse her whole life and she battled through many years of studying to make that dream come true despite having to pause her studies several times to nurse her dear mother, Josephine, through cancer treatments. She persevered like no other warrior - studying through the night at her mom's bedside in the hospital while working and going to school. Losing her mom was like losing her best friend and would have broken many of us; but she kept moving forward with William by her side to graduation and her dream came true when she became a Registered Nurse.
Since their wedding day in 2013, William and Ruby have dreamt of becoming parents but struggled endlessly with fertility issues secondary to severe endometriosis and PCOS. They have tried so many avenues and suffered so many heartbreaks that IVF is their last hope.
As we all know, the cost of IVF is prohibitive and not covered at all by insurance but they didn't let that stop them from planning and wishing and hoping. In fact, it made Ruby even more determined when, as an essential worker, she put her life on the line every day working overtime with COVID patients to bring them care, comfort, and her special kind of joy in their darkest days. All the while, she would squirrel away what she could to fund their IVF treatment.
Life has dealt Ruby and William some major financial blows this week and taken almost all of that very hard earned fund; this is where we can step in. They say it takes a village to raise a child and in this case, it may take a village to bring this child into the world.
Ruby and William have touched so many of our hearts and lives and we all have so many special memories with them. Be it raising a smile during a difficult day, dropping everything to be by your side, planning a shower, sewing a seam on your wedding day, giving you strength on a tough shift and for many of us, showering our children with their love.
We know that these are tough financial times for us all and Ruby and William would never ask for help. We as their friends are asking that if you feel drawn to showering them with some love, then please give what you can. If you can't give financially, then offer them your love, your prayers, and your positive energy because that is what they need right now.
Organizer and beneficiary
Sarah Schaffer
Organizer
Emmaus, PA
Ruby Gudzinas
Beneficiary