by Temitayo & Lateef | Jan 6, 2025 | Fall 2024 Grant Recipients
Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed of becoming a mother. I imagined the joy of nurturing a child, watching them grow, and building a loving family. However, life had other plans. In 2012, I was diagnosed with PCOS, which meant my journey to motherhood...
by Sarah & Arash | Jan 6, 2025 | Fall 2024 Grant Recipients
Last Thanksgiving, we were reflecting on our blessings while holding onto what felt like an impossible dream—to have our own child at our table the next Thanksgiving. Today, we feel empowered by an entire community standing behind us and our dream. As we step into the...
by Mariam & Ryan | Jan 6, 2025 | Fall 2024 Grant Recipients
Hi! We are Mariam and Ryan and have been on this journey for four years. Before moving to Alberta, we were trying to naturally conceive and Mariam was diagnosed with PCOS. We were referred to a fertility clinic and the treatment plan was to try medicated cycles....
by Mariah | Jan 6, 2025 | Fall 2024 Grant Recipients
I have dreamed of being a mother ever since I was old enough to understand what pregnancy and birth were. But after multiple long-term relationships and zero pregnancies, I began feeling like something must be off. I was quite young when I got married to my first...
by Julie & Rose | Jan 6, 2025 | Fall 2024 Grant Recipients
Rose & Julie 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 life’s...
by Jessica | Jan 6, 2025 | Fall 2024 Grant Recipients
My partner Dave and I have been together for 11 years. We met through music. Dave is a musician who plays in several bands, including a jug band (with an actual jug and a washtub bass), and I am a music lover. We started attempting to grow our family in 2016, to...
