Karrie, American Intended Parent in Arbuckle, California, USA

Explain your reasons for wanting a surrogate/donor:

Shortly after we eloped I went to the hospital with severe pain, was told kidney stones and sent home. Two weeks later I went to another hospital where a missed miscarriage was diagnosed, emergency D&C showed infection. Over the past 16 years we have had four ectopic pregnancies, last one was twins. July of this year I had my second tube removed. After 6 losses to say that we are heart broken is an understatement. To go thru IVF we will be putting everything we have into one chance. Our doctor has recommended we look into surrogacy with the hope of repeated chances should the first not take. We are looking for someone willing to go thru traditional surrogacy not gestational.

How would you best describe yourself(s):

I was very young when my daughter was born. Met my best friend and soul mate shortly after. After knowing each other for 6 weeks we eloped, in May that will be 17 years ago. We adopted our son when he was 2 from a drug situation and helped him thru meth withdrawls. I have been a stay at home mom that loves animals and the sunshine. We love to camp on the CA coast. I probably have a few too many dogs that I couldn't say no to, one horse and board three others, also partner in an exotic parrot rescue.

Use this space to communicate a letter to potential Surrogates/Donors:

I am not sure what to say here. We are holding out hope there is someone out there with a heart of gold willing to give us the most precious gift anyone could ever give another. Our dream from the first conversation Joe & I had was to have children and raise our family but was just not in the cards for us. So we have had to alter our dream just a bit....now our dream is to find a gal that is not only willing to do us this huge favor but also have the option be a part of the child's life for birthdays, school functions and wedding. Perhaps we are asking too much but I look at our son and know that there is a huge part of his life he may never know since his biological family walked away from him. So if you are out there and my ramblings haven't scared you away please think about us.