Friday, August 28, 2009

We Won The $333 Million Mega Millions Jackpot!


We won the $333 million Mega Millions jackpot! Or at least I was hoping to be able to say that tonight. A few months ago I had discussed the sequence of numbers 333. Ironically, the most searched keyword on Bring Us a Baby is 333.

For a blog specifically about infertility and the inability to conceive having the meaning of 333 being the most searched topic is kind of unusual. Don't you think?

The numbers 333 have been following us consistently for months making us wonder what does it mean. During our last IVF transfer the egg transfer took place at exactly 3:33 pm. We had thought that this was it for sure. But it was not.

This morning while reading the business section of CNN.com it stood out to me like a sore thumb. Mega millions: Jackpot swells to $333 million. We went down to the state line of our home state of Nevada to the border of California and bought 10 tickets.

It wasn't really the thought of winning so much money to go on some sort of shopping spree. It was more the unlimited amounts, well almost the unlimited amounts, of IVF cycles that would be available. On second thought it was an unlimited amount of IVF cycles. Maybe not just for us, but for others too.

Shannon and I have really been thinking of ways to help and support others facing infertility. Tonight I wrote a check for $100,000 before we bought the lottery tickets. The check made payable to Nestie IVF's was going to be our first supporting effort for those who could use it.

Although, we didn't win the $333 million jackpot today, I so want to be able to write checks to be people who don't have the financial resources or insurance to help deal with infertility medically. One day I know in my heart we will be able to do such thing.

The original concept to find those in need would be based on stories submitted to us along with their current financial situation. That may have changed or tweaked in some way, but for now we would love to hear your stories. Write to us at bringusababy@gmail.com.