Gift of Parenthood

Help Shawn and Chris�s Family Dream Come True

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Shawn Brown

Donation ProtectedNov 20, 2024
Hello, we are the Browns! Let us introduce ourselves and our situation! We are a married couple since 2021 & have been trying for our own child since 2022. Unfortunately we have been diagnosed with infertility and have gone through one unsuccessful round of IVF so far. To up our chances, our new clinic suggested we try two egg retrievals before our transfer this round. Unfortunately for us and our bank accounts, our fertility insurance will NOT cover two egg retrievals, so we will have to pay for it out of pocket. This strategy could up our chances of a successful embryo, so it would be the best chance for us to conceive. We would need about $12k to make up for the lack of coverage to pay for the egg retrieval and storage until they are needed in the future. This $12,000 would pay for everything needed for our second chance at a family— the procedure, testing, anesthesia, and medications. If you know anything about Shawn, she is not the best for asking for help but a donation to this fund would be a literal life changer. Unfortunately, we do not have parents to support us logistically nor financially, and we have worked very hard to get where we are. Shawn’s parents passed away in 2014 and 2023, and the chance of having a child to pass down the love, laughter, culture, and guidance she was given by her mother Patty and father Tim would mean the entire world to us, Shawn especially. After losing her mother in 2014, she struggled with finding normalcy and purpose in life. Without her mom, how would she get married? Get pregnant? Raise children? How can she be the best, most well-rounded and healthy individual without her mom to guide her? These things she struggled with daily and continues to struggle with to this day. It sounds strange, but this loss has made it that more important for Shawn and Chris to carry on this wonderful persons lineage— to share Patty’s warmth, love of life, humor, and culture (of course GOOD FOOD being first and foremost 😆!) It has been Shawn’s dream to be a teacher and a mother since she was a literal little girl. She’s already an amazing educator so please help us make her a mother too. We recently purchased a brand new home on our own at 36 years old & have a perfect place for a child to be loved on, equipped with two sweet, loving dog siblings for extra snuggles, and two loving parents who will be dedicated to ensuring a wonderful, fun, love filled life. Thank you for your time and I hope you will consider donating to our future family. Every little bit helps.

Updates (1)

  1. Good news!!

    March 29, 2025(edited)

    First of all, THANK YOU to everyone who has donated, shared, or just sent food vibes. WE HAVE GOOD NEWS!! We received word out benefits are going a little further and we now only need about $6k in total!!! We still have about $3k left to raise, but this is amazing news!!!

Donations (26)

Trushar Champaneria

$101

Apr 15, 2025

William Paine

$50

Apr 14, 2025

Tim O�Doherty

$50

Apr 14, 2025

Catherine Hughes

$100

Mar 18, 2025

Paul Greene

$50

Mar 16, 2025

Jonathan Brown

$100

Mar 16, 2025

Jenai Holden

$75

Jan 6, 2025

Thank you love <3

Cathy Henley

$100

Dec 15, 2024

helen tinnerman

$1,000

Dec 15, 2024

Walker Pickens

$100

Dec 14, 2024

Nedra Whitney

$100

Dec 4, 2024

Adel Hemyari

$25

Nov 29, 2024

Erick Chavez-Arroyo

$50

Nov 28, 2024

Kayla Jones

$50

Nov 24, 2024

Melonie Coombs

$100

Nov 24, 2024

Jonathan Bell

$50

Nov 23, 2024

William Hubbard

$300

Nov 22, 2024

Tanya Burnam

$100

Nov 22, 2024

Joanna Pruitt

$25

Nov 22, 2024

Kerry and Braxton Whitney

$100

Nov 22, 2024

TJ Choquette

$400

Nov 21, 2024

Miranda Rockow

$25

Nov 20, 2024

Jonathan Brown

$50

Nov 20, 2024

Jonathan Brown

$50

Nov 20, 2024

Anonymous donor

$0

Nov 20, 2024

Anonymous donor

$0

Nov 20, 2024

About the Organizer

Shawn Brown

Bowling Green, KYJoined Nov 2024

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