My frosties went on their first road trip! I had to move all four of them from ORM (my old RE) to RGI (my new RE). I must say, it was the most stressful and intense drive of my life! I went to RGI and picked up a loaner tank. I drove the tank over to ORM and they filled it up with my frosties.Here's where it gets stressful.... I then drove from ORM back to RGI with my frosties strapped in the front seat. I drove 4 frozen embroys that took me 2 years, 2 IUIs, 2 IVFs, and several thousands of dollars out of pocket to create... across town. I drove them, sitting in my front seat with nothing protecting them, but a couple inches of metal, some nitrogen and a seat belt.... I dare someone to tell me they had a more stressful day.
Aside from it being so freaky, it actually was pretty amazing. Imagine all of the trials, tests, failures, and successes our scientists have gone through to make that drive possible? Imagine big picture stuff like, my car...my seat belts... the roads. Then dig deaper and imagine the tank that was created and tested and eventually discovered it could protect living human cells. And of course let's think of how amazing the entire concept of assisted reproductive technology really is. Just think, if I was a person living with infertility just 30 years ago, I wouldn't have been making that drive with my potential babies. I would either be living a child-free existance, or I would be saving and saving for however long, in the hopes of someday adopting. But instead, I got to drive my hopefully future babies across town. I got to talk to them, and sing to them, and tell them I love them.
I am so lucky, I am so very lucky. I live in a generation where IVFs and FETs are possible, I work for a company that's insurance offers assistance in paying for these procedures (for a little while longer, anyway), and I'm married to man who's willing to travel this road with me.
