Hope for IVF and a Future Child

At the age of 30, I was married and in a committed relationship for 10 years. After a year of trying to conceive, I finally got pregnant. However, at 6 weeks, I experienced severe back pain and an ultrasound revealed the baby was small but had a heartbeat. The following week, I went blind due to a detached retina. Multiple doctors refused to treat me because my insurance was through the Affordable Care Act. At 8 weeks, I learned my baby’s heartbeat had stopped, and I required a D&C operation. After healing, my husband revealed he didn’t want children with me because I am Jewish and had secretly given me the morning-after pill. He left for another woman, and they now have a child together. I live with my mother due to financial hardship in a building that doesn’t allow children. Approaching 41, I’m advised to pursue IVF and egg freezing before infertility sets in. My health issues include a closed tube, benign ovarian cyst, and uterine cysts, none covered by insurance. Having a child is my hope for the future. I’ve worked with children for years, and having my own would enrich my life and honor my Jewish ancestors and my father’s legacy as a South Florida activist.