When I decided to preserve my fertility before starting chemo in January 2008, I learned about the non-profit organization called "Fertile Hope" in New York. It was established in 2001 by Lindsay Nohr Beck, two-time cancer survivor from SF Bay area. She was 22 years old when first diagnosed with tongue cancer. She had very little information about fertility preservation treatments at that time. As a result of her own endeavors to preserve her fertility in the face of critical cancer treatments, she decided to create the organization that provides reproductive information, support and hope to cancer patients whose medical treatments present the risk of infertility.
She went through exactly what I went though, emotionally and physically. She was also my doctor (Dr. Lynn Westphal at Stanford)'s patient. I was eligible to receive support from Fertile Hope. Now I have a chance to show my appreciation to them. I will be volunteering at their event "Hope Uncorked" this Thursday 9/25 (yes, the day before my surgery :) at Ducca Restaurant in SF.
http://www.fertilehope.org/about-fertile-hope/events-detail.cfm?EID=302
She went through exactly what I went though, emotionally and physically. She was also my doctor (Dr. Lynn Westphal at Stanford)'s patient. I was eligible to receive support from Fertile Hope. Now I have a chance to show my appreciation to them. I will be volunteering at their event "Hope Uncorked" this Thursday 9/25 (yes, the day before my surgery :) at Ducca Restaurant in SF.
http://www.fertilehope.org/about-fertile-hope/events-detail.cfm?EID=302
Recently Lindsay was interviewed on NBC's Today Show. Now she is married and has healthy children.
Another inspiring encouraging woman I admire!
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