As I sit down to write this letter, coffee in one hand, pen in the other, I take a moment and listen to the silence. The silence in my home is interrupted by my baby’s even breathing, but it takes me back to a time when the silence in my home was heavy, empty, and dark. The silence in the home of a childless couple, lacking the joyful sound of kids squabbling or the soft babbling of an infant.

My story is not so different from many out there. As a young girl, I spent many years in shidduchim. It took me a while to find my bashert, and during that time I became an expert at the “waiting game.” B’H, in my late twenties, I married my husband, and we happily started off the first year of our marriage, not dreaming that for us, the waiting game was not over yet.

A couple of years into our marriage, we made the decision to turn to Bonei Olam. The amount of support, advice, and assistance that my husband and I received from them enabled me to keep my head up and remain hopeful during this bitter and painful saga.

Most of us know a couple or two struggling with this same challenge. At the doctor’s office, I remember seeing people I recognized from work, school, or just my general social circle. Our eyes would meet and I saw three words written in them, the same that were in mine: “Oy, you too?”

After many procedures and with the help of Hashem, I found myself again at the doctor’s office, but this time for a different reason. At this doctor’s office, when I met someone I knew, our eyes would meet, and this time the three words were, “B’H, you too!”

B’H, recently, we had a beautiful baby girl. We were blessed with the indescribable joy of those tiny fingers curling around our own. We bask in the warmth of her smile and the sweet sound of padding across the floor as she learns to crawl and discovers the great big world that is our apartment. But each day, as she grows, so does my ache for those who are still waiting, those waiting for the sounds that have become so dear to me.

I take this opportunity to appeal to you. Please, help Bonei Olam. Bonei Olam is an organization that helps with the financial burdens associated with infertility and tries to cover the costs of testing and treatments. The costs of testing and treatment are sky-high. It can cost anywhere from $15,000 to $35,000 for a full IVF treatment, and other treatments begin at $40,000 and upwards. Many childless couples do not have the funds to invest in this kind of treatment. They remain childless, hoping all along that some miracle will happen and enable them to afford this kind of treatment. Please, be their miracle!

Please open your hearts to give to Bonei Olam and together we will open the gates of Shamayim.

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