Our Journey Through Infertility: February 23, 2014: 2nd Annual Texas Walk of Hope!

The day had come for the 2nd Annual Texas Walk of Hope! I had first heard about the Walk of Hope in 2013, and it was the very first year they were doing it. Finally a walk for infertility! I really really wanted to go in 2013, but I was out of town on the date that it was scheduled. I told myself I would make it to the one in 2014. When RESOLVE finally made the announcement with the dates, I marked my calendar and started to spread the word to my friends and family. I was so excited to be surrounded by my loved ones on this special day, alongside other couples who are struggling and even those who have become successful and beat infertility.

     I started a page on RESOLVE's website to promote my team. We would be called Team Hope & Happiness! I set a goal to raise $500 via donations that was open to the public. I would just talk about it on Facebook and Instagram and people started to donate! We ended up raising a grand total of $725!! Whoo hoo!!! We were one of the largest teams also!! The night before the walk, I was super excited. Special friends and family came over and helped me to add our team name to our shirts, and make posters. It was so much fun. After we finished the shirts, I rolled them up like burritos, tied them with a ribbon, and put a little piece of paper with the person's name, for whom that shirt belonged to.

    The morning of the walk the weather was warm, muggy and foggy. But we didn't care because we were going to walk rain or shine! Kaia got an orange bandana and an orange ribbon spray painted on her :) One of my favorite parts of the walk was the balloon release. When you signed in, you were given a ticket to receive a balloon. On your balloon, you were to write your hopes on it. Everyone later released all their balloons at once. It was such a beautiful moment. So many hopes of family and friends were being released. There were even these large stickers to wear that said "I'm walking for ___________", and you filled in the blank. There was a little baby wearing a sticker that said, "I'm walking so others can have a miracle like me." You would see couples walking with new twins. You know they did infertility.    It was great being able to walk with my fertility clinic, including my doctor. We are all in it together and they are always so supportive. They were absolutely stunned and happy at the amount of people that came out to walk with Miguel and I. Everyone just kept saying, "Wow you guys have such a huge support system!" We are very blessed :)

   Between the fertility clinic's support, the donations, and my family and friends coming out to support us.... I was overwhelmed. I never quite realized how many people were truly rooting for us. With infertility, you can get so caught up in your own thoughts, that you forget how many people really love you. They want this just as bad, as if it were their own battle. That is love. Miguel and I are so very blessed to have the support system that we have.

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No one with infertility should walk alone.


                                                               The Team!