"It's still a life, in my eyes"

In this episode, Kimberly Walker, MSN, WHNP-BC speaks to Calisse about her PCOS journey through 7 failed IUIs, miscarriage, adoption and her faith-based decisions regarding her fertility. Kimberly discusses how people of faith often struggle through moral dilemmas regarding IVF, including discarding abnormal embryos, as well as compassionate transfers, embryo donation, and indefinite freezing. Calisse asks Kimberly about her journey adopting her son, and Kimberly shares details of the process such as meeting the biological mom and extended family, home studies, preparing for a child who does not have a genetic link, and skin to skin contact in the earliest days of a baby's life. Please enjoy our episode with Kimberly (recorded pre-social distancing)!