Personal Stories

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Personal Stories

You can read all the medical information available. But sometimes you need to hear someone’s story to understand what will happen when you donate or adopt embryos. These embryo adoption stories give you insight into this very personal journey.

Crisis of trust

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Brenners

Were their visions of future worship leaders & theologians meant to be?

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Steeles

A change of heart, again

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Schneiders

After darkness, light

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Johnsons

What a discovery! There were little embryos who needed Missy & Sean as much as Missy & Sean needed them.

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Rutherfords

What's in a name? Oh so much.

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Oteros

"Every giggle feels like a postcard from Heaven."

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Dollahites

After a decade of waiting and a change of heart, their family picture is complete

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Villagranas

Reality is better than her dream

Embryo Adoption Stories: Meredith & Kirk

A Christmas Story

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Millers

Instagram post leads Puerto Rican couple to embryo adoption

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Pastorizas

He was meant to be ours all along

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Freelands

No happy ending, but their hope is fully alive

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Lewis Family

Our self-directed embryo matching only led to heartache

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Alvers Family

Hope in the eye of the storm, literally

Embryo Adoption Stories: The McDuffies

Embryo adoption made moral, medical sense for them

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Karaseks

David & Laura's four children were scheduled to be discarded

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Georges

Church members to neighbors to lovers. But... parents?

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Exendines

They signed life-changing paperwork on their anniversary

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Cheungs

Because of their own hard past, they help others

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Lyons Family

The more the merrier? If only.

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Cooks

Children were part of these veterans' American dream

Embryo Adoption Stories: The DelGiornos

If they hadn't trusted their gut, their family would look very different

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Weavers

Turner syndrome, ovarian failure, premature menopause, and hope

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Didens

There was grief, but God had a bigger, better plan than they imagined

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Darbys

Unexpected ties that bind

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Cheathams

$1 million lost, no job, marriage ending. What's next?

Embryo Adoption Stories: Heather Tluczek

Sometimes emails and voice mails can change lives

Embryo Adoption Stories: Alvin and Julie

Could Isaiah and Melissa feel alive again?

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Andersons

Born to run, and racing COVID-19

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Leaders

We never wanted our babies to feel like they were second choice, because they never were

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Sanfords

An arduous journey from church nanny... to mother

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Englishes

Life, liberty, and embryo adoption

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Reimches

I spent many nights in bed wavering between faith and even anger

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Hamiltons

Did embryo adoption align with their faith?

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Reuilles

'Was this too good to be true?' to 'Is this real life?'

Embryo Adoption Stories: The McFarlands

Lonely no longer, God heard their hearts' cry

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Vavers

Mom or baby? A choice they refused to make.

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Medarises

It's a birthday gift that'll never be topped

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Scotts

The hardest thing I've ever dealt with

Embryo Adoption Stories: Tina Gibson, Mother of Emma and Molly

A name, and story, rich with meaning

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Hendersons

They were struggling to share in the joys of others- can you relate?

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Masons

Their already-large family wasn't complete without Knox

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Linvilles

Our little boy prayed for something big- here was his answer

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Spencers

From patient and nurse, to husband and wife, to father and mother

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Hernandez Family

Two families, 11 kids, one beautiful embryo adoption story

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Blakes and Gerharts

Narrowing options can be a blessing

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Southards

Embryo adoption strengthened this veteran's service as a therapist

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Fatulas

We wouldn't take back one day, one tear, that led us to him

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Wileses

Answering the call of duty after 9-11 almost cost them everything

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Daniels Family

A life-changing nudge from God

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Bunches

First impressions aren't always right- he thought she was the ice queen

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Bagbys

Three times the blessing

Embryo Adoption Video: The Halberts

Leaving the lost highway in the rear view mirror

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Cowans

Stretched faith... is strengthened faith

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Bairds

A message from Russell Moore changed everything

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Smarts

Blessed exhaustion! Two sets of twins -all boys- a year and a half apart.

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Herzings

One set of embryos, three pairs of twins, countless changed lives

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Hefners

How one NEDC family bear-ly survived vacation

Embryo Adoption Stories: How One NEDC Family Bear-ly Survived Vacation

Patience & prayer led them to their son

Embryo Adoption Video: The Hollowells

They almost divorced, and then God spoke to them

Embryo Adoption Stories: Kenny and Tety

Freezing out infertility

Embryo Adoption Video: The Laughertys

They didn't hit it off at first- 7 kids later, it seems to have worked out

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Gardners

Their best dance steps hadn't left them after all

Embryo Adoption Stories: Rachel and Patrick

Their kids helped them stop to see the beauty in life

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Creels

This mystery had some surprising answers

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Franciscos

This embryo adoption story started in China

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Terrys

God is bigger than .5%

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Hollowells

They tore up their retirement plan, and are glad they did

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Thomases

A picture of what God does for us

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Burrells

He co-founded the NEDC

Embryo Adoption Pioneer: Dale Collins

Hope rising... from the ashes of broken dreams

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Lambases

Tomorrow finally comes

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Berlins

They came home to an empty nursery, but the story wasn't over

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Hogles

They don't feel the sting anymore

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Stybels

A decade in the freezer- finally, a baby

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Skeltons

The Spirit of radio

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Alfords

Two children, many embryo transfers, no regrets

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Wilsons

0 to 2 in 5 months

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Pickerings

Out of the ashes of their dreams... came the gift of life

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Mohrs

One birthday boy, two celebratory families

Embryo Adoption Stories: Alex

A happy outcome

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Millers

"Did you know that you can be pregnant with your adopted child?"

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Joneses

You are not alone, not forgotten

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Moores

"Just have them keep praying."

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Tibbes

Spared from greater pain

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Wilsons

From a mother's heart

Embryo Adoption Mother's Day Reflections

The exactly-where-we-need-to-be place

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Doughertys

I feared we could never put our hearts back out there again

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Laceys

Better than a Hollywood ending

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Kamuses

After heartbreak, joy

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Adamses

Not by blood, but by love

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Baileys

The waiting is the hardest part

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Laposkys

We were all but ready to throw in the towel

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Fullers

Our absolute dream come true

Embryo Adoption Stories: The Brents