Seeds of Success Family Stories
Some of our patients have boldly shared their stories filled with words of encouragement and hope as they reflect on the ups and downs of their journeys. To view a story based on a diagnosis or treatment option, click on the buttons below:
The Boyd Family
One of the reasons RADfertility patient, Meaghan Boyd, opens her heart and shares her story with others is so that people walking a similar path know they aren’t alone. She wants them to know they are seen and loved. This Seeds of Success story was originally written by Meaghan prior to the birth of her second daughter....
The Szymurski Family
When RADfertility patients, Nikki and Jared Szymurski, decided they wanted to commemorate the birth of their son, Mark, they asked Erin Farrell Photography to join in the delivery room to capture the once-in-a-lifetime moment. This beautiful and unique Seeds of Success story is in Nikki’s own words and was originally featured on her photographer’s blog in July of 2017....
How Our Patients Become Like Family
This patient review is a beautiful note about how our patients become like family to us as we navigate the fertility journey together....
The Often-Untold Male Perspective – His Uplifting Message to Encourage Others
Hello friend. You don’t know me, but my wife and I have walked in similar steps to where you might be walking today. We attempted for years to become parents, and month after month, year after year, our dreams never came to be....
The Stanley Family
Approximately 10 to 20 percent of women and men in the United States currently experience infertility and/or family building challenges. Daisy Stanley and her husband Christopher were one such couple who struggled with infertility, spending more than six months trying to conceive....
A Family’s Journey of Love – RADfertility Patients Welcome Daughter in New Zealand With the Help of Their Surrogate
Sometimes it takes a village to grow a family, and RADfertility patients Ashlynn and Tim Guptill know this journey all too well. When the couple lost their daughter, Grace, in 2017, after giving birth at 23 weeks, Tim's sister, Rebecca, immediately stepped in and offered to become a surrogate to help the family....
The Fair Family
Infertility is heartbreaking. And for women who experience the highs of a pregnancy, only to suffer miscarriage after miscarriage, infertility can be absolutely devastating. Angela’s dream of becoming a mom eventually came true after a history of infertility. Soon enough, her maternal instinct kicked in, urging her to try for her second child. But things won’t be as easy as she’d expected....
The Pena Family
Christine Klimik-Pena and Jamie Pena knew they would need the help of a fertility specialist to build their family, but they had no idea of the challenges they would face on the road to becoming parents....
The Fowle Family
At 27, Candyce Fowle, and her husband, Christian, were excited and ready to start a family of their own! As weeks without a pregnancy turned into months, and months turned into years, Candyce started to wonder if they would need help from a fertility clinic....
The de la Cruz-Brower Family
Mike and Chris were well prepared for the journey they were about to embark upon to become parents when they took the first step with RADfertility. The internet served as their resource for information about the fertility process....
The Begor Family
The journey to parenthood was a long and arduous one for Sandi and Ken Begor. Both are school teachers and coaches, happily surrounded by kids on a daily basis. After five years of marriage, the couple decided that they wanted the opportunity to teach a child of their own to learn, grow and thrive....
The Majusiak Family
Sometimes, the road to success can be longer than expected for couples with fertility challenges, but for Meredith and Kenneth Majusiak, there was a rainbow after the storm. The couple’s fertility journey began with trying to conceive naturally without success....
The DePaul Family
At 29, Megan DePaul couldn’t shake the idea that she should have had children by now. While her family wasn’t pressuring her to have a baby, seeing all her friends getting pregnant combined with the desire of having a child of her own with her husband, Sam, made her decide to take the first step to see a specialist....
The Kotch-Jester Family
Stacy and Steff Kotch-Jester wanted a baby, just not with IVF. After unsuccessfully using donor sperm at home, the couple decided they needed help from a reproductive specialist....
The Bonavita Family
Dawn Bonavita’s history of fertility treatments was extensive, leaving she and her husband Jason exhausted in every single way—but still no closer to their goal of having two children....
The Sykes Family
She bee-lieved & you should too! Proud RADfertility mom, Charity Sykes shares her journey to becoming a parent and hopes to encourage other ladies out there not to lose hope!...
The Mccray Family
Nothing is better than when a couple gets to meet their little miracle after beating all the odds. Proud RADfertility Mama, Brittany Mccray, opens up about her journey to becoming pregnant and writes from the heart about her labor, delivery, and postpartum....
The Jones Family
As a young teenager, Stephanie battled several health conditions and chronic pelvic pain. With her endometriosis surgery behind her, Stephanie shares the story of how she and her husband, Turner, grew their family....
The Kannengieszer Family
In late 2016, Tiffany Kannengieszer and her husband Daniel were ready for parenthood, but were finding difficulty getting pregnant. They had tried to conceive on their own for six months without success when Tiffany decided that it was time to seek help....
A Story of Fate, Fertility & Friends
As fate would have it, one day while sitting in the waiting room, RAD patients Megan Batdorf and Emily Bonner spotted each other! The two had been friends during their days at Oxford High School but had lost touch and were excited to reconnect!...
The Heller Family
Jackie Heller had always dreamed of having the perfect little nuclear family. However, already in her late thirties, Jackie’s plans weren't going exactly as she had imagined....
The Oliphant Family
Like many young families in their 30’s, Beth Ann and her husband Joe found themselves eager to start their family. While Beth Ann knew how infertility had impacted friends, her own story of parenthood was just beginning....
A Rainbow at the End of a Journey
At 32 years old I found myself with an amazing husband, a step-daughter I adored, and embarking on the journey of expanding our family. IVF was a necessity and I got pregnant on the first try, but that excitement was short lived as our journey took an unexpected turn....
The DiMarco Family
Marah and Paul DiMarco watched their son Colby growing quickly when they decided it was the right time to continue building their family....
An Open Letter From One Of Our Patients
Dear Dr. McGuirk and Staff, Our son turned four years old today. Today, or something like it, seemed an impossible thing to even hope for six Junes ago....
The Gerhart Family
Anne Marie and Lee knew they wanted a baby. But they also knew they were having trouble conceiving, and no doctor seemed to know what was wrong....
The Reeder Family
A radio commercial piqued their interest in an information session about fertility options and also marked the beginning of Marisa and Steve’s journey at RADfertility. Marisa was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and knew she may have trouble conceiving due to the disorder....
The Metcalf Family
After spending four years on their family building journey, Tricia and Cody felt like they weren’t having good luck. The couple kept hearing the words, ‘unexplained infertility’ and were left without answers from their fertility specialist....
A PreciousEggs Family Story
Knowing that her autoimmune condition could cause infertility and that her age was also a factor, Alison booked an appointment hoping the staff at RADfertility could help overcome any potential fertility challenges to build her family....
The Chamberlain Family
Before Tiffany and Jonathan Chamberlain found RADfertility, they had been trying to get pregnant for years. An ovarian cyst was also causing Tiffany pain, but her doctor could not give her a clear diagnosis on whether the cyst was the source of her pain and infertility....
The Wilson Family
Jessi and Scott were among the first in their family to face infertility. Because it wasn’t often talked about in their social circles, the couple wasn’t aware and naturally thought everyone else didn’t have issues getting pregnant. When Jessi and Scott didn’t have success after trying for a year on their own, they decided to seek some answers....
The Koss Family
As Laura and Jay Koss sat in Dr. Adrienne Neithardt’s office, they felt unsure of the world they were stepping into. Laura had no problems conceiving her daughter, Jordan, the previous year. But ten days after Jordan’s birth, a postpartum hemorrhage led to Laura having an emergency hysterectomy....
The Leonard Family
Justin and Kaitlyn knew they wanted to start a family and they also recognized the struggles they were having weren’t ‘normal.’ When Kaitlyn shared her private struggle with a good friend who was a former RADfertility patient, her friend suggested, “Maybe you should give RADfertility a call.”...
The Green Family
For Katrina Green, her infertility came as a surprise—as it has to so many other women—in the form of secondary infertility. After having one child years ago, Katrina wanted to have a second child with her husband, Terrance....
Dolly & Syed
Like many women pursuing answers to fertility challenges, Dolly took her search online. Dolly and her husband Syed did not know much about fertility at first, just that there were different treatment options available such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) and IVF....
The Martin Family
Coming from a big family, Devona Martin never even considered infertility an issue. So when she and her husband at the time were having difficulty conceiving, they didn’t visit a specialist until Devona’s primary care doctor recommended RADfertility....
The Luoma Family
When Sarah and Todd Luoma started their journey at RADfertility, they had already been trying to get pregnant for over a year. Sarah was following her gynecologist’s recommendations, measuring her body temperature each day and carefully monitoring her cycle. However, she wasn’t seeing results....
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