Category: Memoir Publisher: HeartSet, Inc.
ISBN-10: 0615282059
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 213
Copyright: June 1, 2009
ISBN-13: 9780615282053
An intimate memoir of courage and sacrifice in a cousin's bid to deliver her cousin and his wife the gift of a child. Honest, touching and sprinkled with humorous and awkward moments, it is a story of giving, of hope and of triumph over adversity.
Struck by cancer, Lauren cannot carry a baby, but, with embryos frozen in storage, she and her husband, Henry, can still have a child of their own with the help of a surrogate mom. Wishing to offer her cousin hope in the face of devastating infertility, Pamela MacPhee volunteers to be their surrogate. After navigating the psychological evaluations, doctor examinations, and legal necessities of surrogacy, MacPhee begins a challenging emotional and physical journey. It all becomes real on the day she watches Lauren and Henry stand silently in awe, listening to a rapid pounding ultrasound heartbeat that confirms a pregnancy.
Excerpt
Henry and I had been close growing up, living only a few miles apart as small children, always reconnecting easily and happily after any absences, as cousins often do. We spent countless weekends together with boisterous family ski trips to Squaw Valley, tree climbing escapades, never-ending games of hide and seek, and the infamous raucous bed-jumping which ended one night with a trip to the emergency room when my two front teeth broke skin on Henry's forehead.......
