Here's a recent letter we received:

Hello Linda!
 
Thanks for keeping me updated on your services and your life. I thought that I should give you news from my side as well because I think of you often and the help that you provided me when I needed it. It was in fact extremely useful to me and I still live by the vision that I drew for you that day long ago regardless of the fact that I'm not quite there yet. I’m a big believer in dreaming the dream now because unless you do that, you won’t recognize it when it comes along nor can you build towards it in a meaningful way.
 
For the past couple of years, I've been laying the foundations to have a baby as you may remember. Today my health is good—I’m still cancer free and am, as they say, "out of the woods". In the fall of 2004, I found my home; a priceless little house was mine the minute that I stepped in to it then. I have stable work that I enjoy and a solid little home that I can create in. I moved into hands-on nursing again in the fall of 2005, in the new field of obstetrics, an occupation that had me learning new valuable skills and at the same time helped me understand the birthing process in a way that is as intimate as it can be without actually delivering, myself. Given my situation of infertility, I can’t say that it was easy at first but it did help me come to terms with that, it also has given me a new capacity to deal with small babies, a skill that I am sure will be useful to me as I get ready to have one on my own through the help of a surrogate, that is. I am also still working with victims of sexual violence and domestic abuse.

This said, those weren't my dream jobs so I kept my eyes open for that perfect one for me; the one that would bring more financial stability, a place to learn, with an international angle, more stable hours for a single mum, with a bit of travel, one where I would work for the benefit of women in developing countries and where I could bring real expertise to the table. Beyond all expectations, there it was and I was offered a job and all of the elements above are included! I start in October and love that back to school feeling of a new beginning that comes with the autumn leaves.
 
Otherwise, the baby plans are ever progressing and the embryos that I have on ice should see the light of day in the coming years. As for finding a partner to share my life with, that too seems out of reach for now but am open to it again for the first time in a long time and as with everything else, I feel that the dream will become reality when it is meant to. I’m happy to spend time on my own these days and dare I say that I’ve even reached the elusive "just happy being me" state for now.
 
Above everything else, there is a smile on my face and a twinkle in my eye again and that feels good. Life is good.
 
So…on that note I’ll say thank you for the invaluable service that you provided when I needed it. It helped me get through a very rocky and cloudy moment... the bottle neck time is how I refer to it in my mind these days.  When all of my dreams and priorities seemed on the same level and screaming for attention, you helped me create my vision of a life worth living.
 
Sincerely,
 Carla

And here are some other things folks have said:

"You listen to the things that I'm not saying."

         ~ Lori Rowsell

"I have a new perspective of what I want for myself."

         ~ Stan T.

"A very attentive and caring facilitator.  Definitely not just going through the motions!"

          ~ Charles M.

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