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“I
feel very blessed to have
met during this time, so
many wonderful people through
Renew. As you well know
all this infertility can
make you very sad, but
this time I think I really
met some angels on earth." -
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Renew's
egg donation program has
been featured internationally in the press and magazines, on radio and TV.
It has received many
favourable testimonials from
recipients, doctors and donors
alike. Some of these comments
are featured below. Please
note that names have been
witheld or changed to protect
the identities.
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Another
success... We make a great
Team Robin!
It is great
for the donor to feel wonderful
inside for what she has
done. This is the true
magic of egg donation,
and I think you make donors
realise this by going through
their experience with them.
I think that the background
support and excellent
organisation which
you provide to the
donors and recipients
is responsible for
the increased pregnancy
rate in the Renew group.
Well done!!!!
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We sincerely thank you for all that you have assisted us with. We enjoyed our 2 weeks in South Africa. Besides our mission, it was a perfect holiday for us.
We have nothing but praise for Renew. You treated us like VIPs thorughout and made us feel as if we were the only couple you were dealing with. We met Cathy and she was a lovely person
We have positive news from the highly professional team at Vincent Palotti Fertility Clinic! In addition our experience with Renew can only be regarded with the highest respect. Our lives will never be the same again. There is now life and hope; a light has been lit thanks to Renew. God bless you and your whole team.Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. ------
We sincerely thank you for all that you have assisted us with. We enjoyed our 2 weeks in South Africa. Besides our mission, it was a perfect holiday for us.We have nothing but praise for Renew. You treated us like VIPs thorughout and made us feel as if we were the only couple you were dealing with. We met Cathy and she was a lovely person
By the way,
I have to comment that you
have been SO much easier
to work with than ANY of
these agencies locally! For
instance, one of them I had
to conduct two phone interviews,
fill out a 12 page questionnaire
and schedule no less than
4 “phone meetings” (some
of which were just meetings
to schedule other meetings!),
in order to just access their
donor database! Then, to
receive any response took
forever. I appreciate your
quick responses!
We want to
share our wonderful news
with you. Last month we had
twins, a boy and a girl.
They are healthy and well
and we are so unbelievably
happy, they are our dreams
come true. We want to thank
you for helping us to get
here. We had the best holiday
and now, the perfect outcome.
Your no nonsense approach
was like a breath of fresh
air, everything was made
so easy. Thank you for helping
us to realise our dream!
My husband
and I have been on this infertility
roller coaster for + - 10
years. I am now 41and recognise
that nature is taking it's
course. Egg donation has
always been a positive option
for us, and I would greatly
appreciate it if you could
advise us further on how
we should progress. Congratulations
on the amazing work you are
doing - and thank you for
being an incredible person
prepared to put something
back into humanity.
I am thrilled
and amazed at what you have
managed to do. Brilliant.
I am so impressed already so thank you.
Robin, may
you continue to support humanity
in the awesome way in which
you are. Love, light and
blessings.
We are in
process of boarding a plane
back to the states from cape
Town. We are so happy that
we are successful in conception
thanks to you, our donor,
and Cape Fertility, that
it's difficult for me to
utilize the correct words
as they relate to the frustration
we had with a US clinic.
You, and Renew are truly
special ...
We can't
thank you enough for your
amazing talent, of making
people with little hope fulfill
the dream of being parents.I will keep you up to date with all the occurs.
Dave and
I would like to thank you
and your team at Renew for
all your support over the
last year. You should be
very proud of your work because
as Dr. Paul le Roux said
to me “Robin (and her
team) has made a lot of people
very happy”. A very
nice complement I thought.
Cathy has
been wonderful - compassionate
and patient with us. I love
her promptness.
Cathy, you've
been wonderful, and I am
looking forward to continuing
to work with you. After all
we've been through I can't
believe how positive we feel,
and how much we're looking
forward to working with you
and coming to Cape Town!!!
Thanks Renew,
you truly are the channel
thru which a whole lot of
love and good energy flows!
Thank you
so much for your kind reply.
I already feel so happy just
quickly browsing through
the donors. Such beautiful
girls. I feel so hopeful.
Thanks again.
You will
never know the comfort I
get from opening my mail
each morning to see a letter
from you! Thank you for taking
time to do this. I have been
having some really strange
dreams about babies!!!
We truly
appreciate your continuing
warmth and care that you
send. We are both really
good and feeling much calmer
and hopeful. Paul is a good
person to do this with as
he is very calm and caring
and understanding. Thank
you for encouraging us.
I had a lovely email back from the doctor already.
It's such a Breath of Fresh Air to deal with
ALL you people. He made the whole thing sound so matter
of fact, and like it was such a pleasure to help us.
It's so exciting.
Dear Robin,
Thank you. I was hoping but dared not hope. I have
read through the donors stories. I found them moving.
I still wonder at the altruism of a donor who would
do something like this for another woman.
Hearing what all the women had to say (in the donor
stories) opened up a part of me that I had attempted
to close. I had resigned myself.
My husband and I are dazed. I just need to stop blinking.
My soul yearns for the opportunity to be a mother.
I can't stop crying. Even if just for the healing,
this communication has been worth it.
Thank you for being
so honest with me.
God bless you.
Yours sincerely, --------
Thank you, Robin for your
invaluable service.
I am truly excited, delighted and just waving my
hands around in such joy.
Just the opportunity to have
our desires met and achieved
is awesome.
I would also like to thank
you for ALL your
time, support, encouragement
and caring during this time
of us making such a life
changing decision.
You are a saint in what
you do.
Thanks again. Love -------
I really
do appreciate your services.
At this point, the entire
venture seems a bit surreal & some
pieces still feel awkward
such as arranging a taxi
until we feel ready to
drive. I know we will
be amazed by South Africa
once we arrive. The more
I read, the more time
I wish I had! I am also
very confident having
------ as a donor and
working with the doctor.
We
would like you to give
our best regards to our
donor ---, and thank
her again for the wonderful
opportunity she is giving
us. We would like to
know how she is feeling;
from our side we are
full of joy and can't
wait to be in South
Africa to bring forward
our hopeful project.
The doctor is,
as you said, an excellent
communicator and is so friendly
and approachable! He is a
proof that being professional
and approachable are not
mutually exclusive, and a
doctor can be both at the
same time! Completely unlike
the doctors in the UK who
can be quite patronizing
and condescending.
Thank you so so much for
this sensitive in-depth
response to my questions.
You give me so much hope!I implicitly trust you and value your advice.
Robin, I am lost for words!
This is most fantastic
news and although so
long awaited still unbelievable!
We had a
great time in Cape Town.
We did a lot, but there was
so much that we just did
not have time to do. Maybe
next time. Everyone was very
helpful. We will definitely
recommend the whole program
to anyone who needs it. Thanks,--------
I am getting BIG. I'm almost
ready for that picture
to become the 2004 Renew
Poster Woman of Success!
We'll let you know when
our new joy arrives.
This baby sure took a lot
of team effort from everyone!
Tell them we all did a great
job and the results will
be out soon! :)
Best regards, -----
Please thank (our donor)
for the beautiful letter
she wrote and know that
I am in labor as I write
this. It's been a great pregnancy
and we look forward to
having our baby come into
our lives very soon now.
Thank you for all your help
and we'll be in touch.
As always,
your e-mails are so reassuring
and loving. Thank you so
much!!!! Cape Town was AMAZING.
I LOVED it. Table Mountain
and Kirstenboch and Fishoek/St.
Peters/Muizenberg and Claremont
where we stayed -- were all
stunning.
I found
the people to be so so
kind -- definitely going
out of their way to help
whenever possible. I really
LOVED the place and not
only that I feel a deep
love & connection
to Cape Town. And hope to
go back some day (with my
family)!
 It's a boy....and a girl!
Thanks guys! xoxoxo
Yes,
I am pregnant and SO SO
SO very happy! It's still
like a dream! South Africa
was just an amazing experience!
It exceeded all my expectations
and fantasies of what it
would be like! I can honestly
say that the Cape Town
area is probably the most
beautiful place I've ever
seen (and I have traveled
a lot.) The people were
all so friendly and helpful
to us, it was such a "warm" place
to be.
We just got a negative
on the PG test.
We spent some time crying
and this may be a hard
few weeks. But the next
direction will show itself
I am sure. Thanks again
for all of your love. It
has been very helpful
for me through this process.
Take Good Care and wishing
you all the best in your
life journeying. love,
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We saw it! One beautiful
heartbeat! That's all
we want! Next ultrasound
scheduled in 2 weeks and
I am reducing progesterone
gradually as the placenta
starts producing more
and more. After an early
heartbeat like that the chances
for a live birth are very
high indeed. Especially since
I don't have any underlying
issues other than age,
but no real health problems
to speak of. Robin, this
is the best thing that could
have happened to us!!!
Thank you, and (donor), and
Dr. K! -a VERY HAPPY mom-and-dad-to-be
Dear Vicky,
…I would like to say
that the care at the fertility
clinic by the doctor was
excellent in all respects. The doctor
was how all Dr's should
be, especially Fertility Drs!!!
Gentle, supportive, willing
to spend time to answer
all questions and obviously highly skilled.
Above all, I would like
to thank you and Robin
for all your care and support
and most of all for giving
us this opportunity that
we would never have otherwise
had.
All we hope for now is
to send you some good
news.
Our stay in Cape Town
has been fantastic and
we have managed to have
a very special holiday
at the same time.
Will be in touch very
soon
Best Wishes, -------
Honestly,
now that I've seen the "light" I
don't know why people even
bother here in the US and
other countries where it
is so difficult to get
donors and the costs are
prohibitive.
Will keep you posted!
I have
spoken to my personal OB
(who is from South Africa)
and he was very supportive
and excited that we were
thinking about this.
He basically reiterated what
you have told me about the
quality of health care and
the beautiful city. It was
actually pretty scary as
he used your same words!
He said this was a great
deal, that cape town was
a fabulous city, that it
is a first class city and
the health care was great
and that we would be
treated like royalty. All
without prompting from me I
love and totally trust
my OB and that was a real
factor in our decision. --------
I
wanted to tell you that
you are right. I have a lot
of things to do for this
cycle, but without you, nothing
would have happened.
You are an excellent
coordinator and supporter.
I know why you have
such a success with
your donors and program!
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I really like your egg
donor program!!!! It feels
very caring and supportive!
I really like the job you
are doing, so please don`t
change it to match other
programs.... -----------
I really
can imagine that this has
been a lot of coordination
from your side and we really
appreciate it. -------
Whatever
the outcome, please make
it clear to (our donor)
that this is like a race
where you give the
stick from one runner
to the next. She did
everything she could
and she then gave the
stick to us. (My husband)
also did fine and now
it is my turn. I know
(our donor) is emotionally
involved with this
cycle, but try to prepare
her for whatever the
outcome is, she really
did her best. ----------
To
Everyone at Renew,
Please continue to
have such a wonderful
company, because with
your kindness and commitment
you really are making
lots of dreams come
true. I hope this next
year to come brings
you lots of happiness,
and I am sure that
you will get back all
the kindness that you
have given. I am really
thankful for all your
help. I feel privileged
to have met you!
Robin, Thank you so much!!!
I got all the info! Bless
your heart for trying
so long and hard!! I already
feel great about your
clinic because of my interaction
with you! You guys obviously
go out of your way for
your clients!
We'll be in touch, -------
I have to
say that the efficiency and
the interest that everyone
has is amazing.You have both
been exceptional and not
only offered us extensive
information but more importantly
- tremendous support!
If only
everyone in this life was
doing as brilliant job as
you do, life would have been
a breeze!
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I truly
feel like I was a part of
something miraculous. I hope
that they are successful,
I have a feeling that they
will be. Thanks to you and
Karen for all the support.
Robin I
feel silly how excited I
am, but I really am so happy
being able to help in this
way. I get so much joy out
of the whole experience!
Thank you so much!
To answer
your question, I'd be delighted
to donate for ---- and ---
too! I've been so blessed
with the couples so far,
both of which are amazing
people. I'm so flattered
I can't tell you! So yes,
thank you thank you thank
you! Have a wonderful week
and I'll chat soon!
I am so
excited about my couples
pregnant news!!! wow!! it
is like a big miracle and
i am constantly awed at what
doctors etc can do!!! im
so grateful to renew for
giving me the opportunity
to contribute in this way,
it is a special honour ...
Congrats
to you as well Robin for
creating another miracle
for a special couple! Thank
you for making it possible
for me to help such a wonderful
couple!
Your signature
tag is just as beautiful.
It has inspired me even more
than before to be a part
of this programme. Thank
you for all that you are
doing. You are the flame
of all the thus far unlit
candles ...
I would
not have agreed to meet you,
or even have considered donating
my eggs if I thought that
it would hurt me in any way....I
just wanted to hear your
side of the story and to
see whether you are as passionate
about the work that you do....and
whether you are sincere.
I would love to be an egg
donor now. I hope that together
we can make some couple really
happy!
It
truly breaks my heart to think
of all (the recipients) have
been through in their quest
to have a child - seemingly
such a simple wish for so many
people, but a sad and bittersweet
journey in their case. I have
so much love for them. Well,
I can hardly believe that my
part in all this is over. Thank
you for everything, --------
I
was so touched to read
(recipient’s) letter
- it was deeply heartfelt
and I really feel for
them, having suffered
so many disappointments.
You can let them know
that I am totally committed
to the process. --------
Thanks for choosing such
a wonderful couple for
me Robin! --------
Dear Robin
and Karen, I just wanted
to thank you for facilitating
what turned out to be a most
rewarding and interesting
experience for me. During
the donation process I learnt
a lot about myself, and about
issues I had previously not
considered. I am also enjoying
talking to other people about
it, and hope that some of
my friends will be getting
in contact with you soon.
All the best for the future,
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Hi Robin,
Karen, my donor support,
and I had a lovely lunch
at the Rhodes memorial restaurant.
Thanks, once again, for the
trouble you take to make
the donors feel important.
Best regards, --------
I read about your
programme through the
net and really like what
you are offering, in particular
the sensitive, thoughtful
way you approach the
issue of donor eggs. --------
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