Hi Fertility Friends Foundation, my name is Stephanie and I am 38 years old.  We have been TTC for the last 6 years without success so far, and after two rounds of IVF, a failed FET, and IUIs, we have still not been able to conceive and start our family.  My...

The Fertility Friends Foundation grant has provided us peace of mind and renewed optimism in our fertility journey. The grant application process was simple and straightforward. Isabelle’s regular communication throughout the process was greatly appreciated. We...

My journey to fertility has been an emotional rollercoaster over the past three years. Despite countless efforts, I faced numerous setbacks and disappointments. Each month brought its own wave of hope and heartache, but I never gave up. Recently, I received a...

Krista & Sue are recipients of Fertility Friends Foundation’s Dr. Shannon Corbett 2SLGBTQ+ Fertility Fund.  This fund was created in memory of Dr. Shannon Corbett who was an unwavering beacon of hope, expertise, and support through every patient’s care.  Her...

We are deeply honored and grateful to be the first recipients in Alberta to receive the Fertility Friends Foundation Grant. To us, this is more than just financial support; it is a symbol of hope and support of the community in our journey to build a family. I...

Kevin and I have been trying to start our family for over 6 years, and we decided to start trying to conceive right after we got married as I always had a gut instinct that trying to get pregnant would not be easy for me because I have Endometriosis.  After trying...

Hi, we are Mishael and Roger. Roger and I got married in 2016 and moved to Canada as first-generation immigrants, aiming to build a better future. We decided to delay having children until we felt stable in our careers in a new country. By 2021, we were filled...

We are so grateful to Fertility Friends to be chosen as grant recipients. With this grant, the financial burden has been relieved for us, allowing us to focus fully on our emotional and physical needs during this journey. We are so thankful that an organization...

It's hard to find the right words to describe our fertility journey. We've always known we wanted to be parents, picturing the joy and love that would fill our home. We dreamed about our future children, imagining their hobbies, holidays, and school days. Never...

Hello! We are Tamara and Emily, a couple from Southern Ontario. We have an extremely cute goldendoodle named Libby and together enjoy camping, hiking, music, sports (Tam enjoys playing and Emily enjoys watching), exploring new places, cooking, spending time with...

Hi, we are Tom and Timea! We met in 2019; I was a supply teacher at the high school Tom worked at, filling in for absent teachers all throughout the building, while he worked in the Special Education Department with children with disabilities. The next year,...

Kaylan and I have been together for many years and dreamed of starting a family. However, after trying for a long time, we discovered we were facing challenges conceiving a child. After many tests and travelling 4+ hours to seek out support at a fertility clinic,...

Hi, my name is Melissa and I have been on this journey for almost 4 years now from the start of my first pregnancy to this point. I’ve had five losses and I’ve had zero live births.  My journey started in 2020, I was pregnant with identical twin boys. I was so...

Vanessa & Dustin are the proud recipients of the first Day 1 Grant created by Day 1 Fertility. Apart from the $5,000 financial support, the Day 1 Grant offers coaching services to help grant recipients navigate their fertility journey. 10% of proceeds from Day...

We’d like to start off by saying how grateful we are to the Fertility Friends Foundation and those that have donated to this amazing charity! We’ve been on this fertility journey for the last 6 years. We have unexplained infertility - something that we never knew...