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Selfishly, I wanted that acknowledgement from an appreciative family. It was also important to know what had happened. Donating a gift like this blindly, with the real chance that closure might never come, seemed too much to bear.

Then we watched the towers fall. Out of that clear September sky, when so many lives were changed and so many dreams torn asunder. In the ashes of that day, we realized how truly valuable the gift of life is. To withhold, or to give? Not a question for debate anymore. We signed the paperwork to give our embryos away, understanding that the season of giving didn’t need recognition or a thank you card after all.

In the present, we have a connection with a family a world away that is almost unique. Turns out, the adopting family not only wanted to thank us, but wanted us in their lives! Only a few donor and adoptee families ever make contact, and fewer still maintain a relationship that lasts beyond a few months. Our new friends and their daughter (big brown eyes!) Noelle make their current home in the United Kingdom, on assignment with the US military.

The challenge of gift-giving is greater than which version of a Game Boy or X-Box to choose. It isn’t which luxury car to bestow on an already over-gifted loved one. The true challenge is to give a piece of yourself to someone with no expectation of return.

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