Hello Tumblr, my name is Tommy. I'm putting a read more because this is not a fun ride.
Today I watched a YouTube video from UpIsNotJump about how he and his wife recently lost a pregnancy. He goes over what the IVF process was like that lead to the pregnancy in the first place, and the outcome of losing the pregnancy.
The reason I clicked on this video is because my wife and I have been trying to have a baby, but for some unknown reason we lost ours as well. The doctors couldn't say why the pregnancy failed, but they scheduled a surgery to remove a polyp that they said could have been the reason.
I still struggle with the emotions and pain I felt and still feel about the whole situation, and I guess I was looking for some form of catharsis. I wanted to not feel alone in this emotional turmoil.
So imagine my fucking surprise when UpIsNotJump, my YouTuber comrade in horrible medical experiences, suggests that you donate to a charity specifically to help people in this regard. Helping them maintain a healthy pregnancy, or get pregnant in the first place. I look them up, and browse their website, they seem really legit and like a good cause.
This charity is called Tommy's.
I was shocked. Did I go back in fucking time later in my life???? This cannot be happening. I check everything I can, I read every page on their website. They appear to be UK based, and are the leading pregnancy research group in the country. I cannot believe it.
What do I do? I barely know how to feel about it. I'm not a UK resident and I'm no pregnancy scientist so I'm useless to them in most regards, but it's directly applicable to me and it has my name!
Idk what to do about this I just had to post it.
