Message from an Egg Recipient

Recipients are exceptionally grateful for the gift you have provided them. This letter is from a recipient to an egg donor…….

Dear Mary,

I doubt that Mary is your real name, but it seems more personal than “Dear Donor.” I am thinking about you today, and I am struck by the enormous generosity of your participation in the egg donor program. I want to tell you how much your donation means to someone like me.

My husband and I have been trying to have a child for 3 years now… a problem I never expected to encounter in life. The initial realization that I had this “problem” was quite distressful. As time went on, and infertility procedures failed, it became increasingly difficult to deal with emotionally. You don’t realize it until it happens to you, but it is very debilitating to know that there is a good chance that you will be denied what seems like such a basic expectation in life… the ability to have your own family.

Anyway, I wanted you to know that no words could ever adequately express the depth of my gratitude and appreciation for women like you (especially you) who are willing to make such a significant contribution to helping to helping women like me overcome this problem.

No matter what the outcome of this program is for me, I wanted to let you know that I am thinking about you today and that what you have done is tremendous and appreciated!

— Sally

(That’s not my real name either… but I thought it warmer than “Recipient”)