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July 26, 2007
Support the troops
This is all very odd. An Army wife wants a baby, but her husband is over in Iraq. What is a girl to do? Have the stuff frozen, of course! Even better, the fertility clinic is providing the service free of cost. I tell you, Americans are generous people.
The couple knew they wanted to have kids right away but their effort was cut short when Chris was deployed to Iraq.
"We celebrated our first wedding anniversary and I sent Chris off to war three weeks later," Kathy said.
Murdoch was set to be overseas for 18 months, too long -- they decided -- to put their dreams of a family on hold.
With the help of Clarian North Fertility Services, they did not have to wait.
"We will cryo-preserve sperm for anyone who gets deployed at no cost," said Dr. John Jarrett. "We figure that's the least we can do for them."
entry no. 919
Posted by oz115 at July 26, 2007 02:28 PM