Jerry and his wife experienced seven years of infertility, two failed in-vitro fertilizations and two disrupted domestic adoptions, before adopting their 2 beautiful children from Guatemala.
B5, C5
Session Descriptions:
B5
Guy Talk: Session is for men only to discuss infertility and loss from a man’s perspective. Ted Bowman, grief educator and consultant, will facilitate the discussion addressing: the unique losses for men, communication challenges for couples and families while grieving, practical stresses like finances and taxation of infertility treatments, balancing family and work life, and recognizing patterns that are a result of grief and loss. Panelists: Steve McVicar and Jerry Bryce share of their personal experiences with infertility, IVF, pregnancy loss, failed/disrupted adoptions, subsequent pregnancy and successful adoption.
C5
When Infertility Has Led You to the Door of Adoption: Hear encouraging stories of moving from infertility to adoption, from two women who opened their hearts to adoption even while still grieving the loss of the dream to have a biological child. Betsy Singsaas-Ellis and Tracey Bryce share their infertility journeys with multiple failed IVFs and their respective domestic and international adoptions.