Meg's Miracle

Megan's "THANK YOU!!!"

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Megan had a few words to say on the blog she and Scott have:

Please take the time to read here.

Megan and Scott, we love you, too!!!

What a DAY!!!

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MVHS address - 645 W Center Street Orem

The Big EVENT is HERE!!

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Aug 29th is Meg's Miracle

Only 4 days away--Help us keep the word spreading!
The BIGGER the BETTER!!

12-5 Boutique at MVHS
7:00 Doors open (1st come seating) Mountain View Bruin Bowl
7:30-8:30 Live Entertainment
8:30 Outdoor Cinema (40' outdoor screen) Open Air Entertainment

ALSO....silent Auction happening from noon-7!

For all those helping with Auction Items, Boutique Items, or Goodies..........we would really love to have them by friday so that we can be organized for Saturday! You can bring them to
Mindy
or

Julie Kaye

Get Excited for the Auction!

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Join us for the Auction with a chance to buy useful items and Benefit a great Cause!!!

7 days in Mexico (Condo)...............................................$2500 value

James Christensen Art Prints ........................................$500 value

*"Open Air Cinema" 9' outdoor screen with blower........$1000 value

*"Woodstock Finishing" custom staining.......................$600 value

"Simply Minimalistic" Gift Certificates................(3) $100 value each

*Walter Rane Paintings...................................................$600 value

*Custom Drawing (artist Syd Crockett).............................$500 value

*"1st Impression Resume" Professional Resume...............$100 value

*2 Scera Gift Certificates.............................................$50 value each

*"Princess Celebrations" Birthday Party .......................... $300 value

*Hair Care Packages ................................................. $100 value each

*Interior Design Plan, single room....................................$300 value

*"Geminix" 1 hour massage (Niels Peterson).......................$75 value

*Vinyl Lettering ..................................................................$50 value

*"Allyson Kaye" Photography Package.............................$150 value

*"Modest-by-design" 2 gift certificates..............................$150 value

*"Modest-by-design" Prom dress.......................................$150 value

Financial Donations

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We are so grateful for any of you who want to give financial donations! We apologize that we haven't been able to give you any direction until now. We have explored many routes and have had many roadblocks. Simply leave us an email address or send it to our email, and we will send you the address!

Thank you for your love, concern and Generosity!

Mindy: stailme@hotmail.com -or- Julie Kaye: juliekayecrockett@yahoo.com

Scotty Spotting!

2009-08-13T17:13:00.006-06:00

Much of this Blog seems to be about Megs, but let us not forget about Scotty! Let me share with you a little ditty:
Yesterday I received a text from a friend:

"My boys have a set up a vegetable stand, and nobody has stopped by. I will pay someone to come. ANY TAKERS?"

I was in the car just a block away, so I stopped by. Just after I got there, Scotty pulled up! Those kids came running to him with huge smiles slapped across their faces, and gave him huge hugs! Then they sat behind their stand and helped him purchase the most expensive squash that he has probably ever purchased! Followed by Eggplant! He had taken a spontaneous moment away from work, just to make their day! You will be a great dad, Scotty!

Everyone can HELP!!

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We would love any help you have to offer! We need people to make yummy treats, need people to help with set-up/clean-up, and ANY Donations for the boutique or Auction!(bows, headbands, jewelry, etc.)
If you don't feel like you have some THING to donate,
Help SPREAD the WORD!!!
Let everyone know about the fun happenin' at
MVHS on Aug 29th!
If anyone knows someone in the Media....let us know! We'd love some sway!!

About "Meg's Miracle"

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Through tragedy, loss, and longing, Megan still holds on to her dream. At first her dream seemed natural, so easy to achieve. Megan always knew she would grow up, marry her handsome prince, become a mother to beautiful children and live happily ever after. She had no way of knowing the struggle she would go through on the way.

The first delay in her dreams came in finding prince charming. Megan didn’t marry until later in her life, and she said she thought “being single so long was my ‘challenge’ in life (as if we get only one).” After graduating from the Mayo Clinic she finally met and married the love of her life, Scott. They waited a short year to begin having a family.

Days turned into months, months into years, and Megan and Scott’s dream of being parents was still unreachable. They have seen multiple doctors and infertility specialists in multiple states and tried all of the assisted reproductive techniques available with no results. The most lengthy and expensive technique is in-vitro fertilization (IVF) which required Megan to inject brutal medications into her body, affecting her hormones and the gamut of her emotions. Megan and Scott saved money for months, refinanced their home, and each IVF attempt was unsuccessful. In Megan’s words,

“We were so distraught. We had just spent everything we had; money, emotion, energy. A few months went by and we decided to try it one last time. We took money from my husband's school loan; I took some of my 401K out early, etc. We also missed weeks of work because of the procedure location. So not only did we not have the money to pay for it, but we were not making any money the weeks we were gone. We reassured ourselves that this would work out because my husband was set to graduate in about 4 months. We thought we could live off of a credit card until he finished school and was making ‘real’ money.“

With everything riding on this IVF attempt, Megan went in for the procedure when the unthinkable happened. During the egg retrieval a vessel was cut and she bled to the point of needing a blood transfusion. The experience was painful, took weeks of recuperation during which she could not work, and only two eggs lived and both were implanted. However, the doctors told Megan and Scott there wasn’t much chance of either one becoming a pregnancy.

Miraculously, one did. Megan was pregnant. During an ultrasound she and Scott heard the heart beating and had the unbelievable but wonderful feeling that their dream was finally coming true. Then a horrifying thing happened. At 9 1/2 weeks, three days before Christmas, Megan miscarried. The baby just stopped growing. They would later find out that their lost baby was a little girl. Megan said,

“We were devastated. We couldn't just ‘try’ again. The weeks following that were a foggy dream. Such despair and hopelessness of ever having a family with a husband I loved so much. We turned toward each other at this time instead of away and were able to buoy each other up enough to get through an hour at a time. Six weeks later we celebrated our wedding anniversary and the same day found out that Scott's helicopter school (Silver State Helicopters) claimed bankruptcy with him just 3 months away from graduation. Let me just paint the picture. I was barely physically recovering from a surgical procedure to remove the fetus, we were both trying to work full-time demanding jobs, and we were both just emotionally exhausted. Our amount of debt suddenly doubled with the closing of this helicopter school. Suddenly we were left with school loans to pay off, medical bills to pay off, and not ONE thing to show for it.”

They tried to move forward with the possibility of adoption. Without the money to join an agency, Megan and Scott looked for opportunities by word of mouth, but any birth mothers they found changed their minds at the last minute. In one heartbreaking case, a birth mother they were working with had an abortion at 6 months of pregnancy.

Then recently, right and left, things started falling into their laps. They were introduced to the Doctor of Doctors by a mutual friend, he gave them high hopes, a serious discount, and urged them to give it one more try. They were really unsure, but felt like everything was falling into place, and they didn't want to live with regrets. With some ups and some downs, the result came back negative. NO Pregnancy!

Megan and Scott have been going from one devastating moment to another. They feel like there is no end in sight. Their adoption profile is still active, but they don’t know how they could handle the expense of the adoption process. They are two of the most fun, happy, and positive people, but they find themselves just trying to stay afloat financially, and emotionally!

“Meg’s Miracle” has been founded to provide Megan and Scott Lee with hope, something positive to look forward to, and the ultimate hope of the chance to have a family. Please be part of a miracle for this deserving and loving couple. As Megan says, “I can't deny the feeling I have inside that drives me to want a family with my wonderful husband.” The hands of heaven are manifested physically in the helping hands of friends, neighbors, and community members. As those who know and love Megan and Scott Lee, we have felt the hands of heaven guiding ours as we have established “Meg’s Miracle.” We can’t predict what miracles we can create for Megan and Scott, but we know that when people join together in unity and love, miracles will happen.

Items at Auction

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We already have incredible friends and business owners excited to participate in our live Auction! Here's a preview of amazing items on which you can soon bid:

*"Princess Celebrations" Birthday Party -- $300 value

*"Woodstock Finishing" custom staining -- $1000 value

*Custom Drawing (artist Syd Crockett) -- $500 value

*Hair Care Packages -- valued at $100 and up

*Interior Design Plan, single room -- $300 value

*Walter Rane Painting-- $600 value

*Professional Resume--$100 (1st Impression Resume)

*2 Scera Gift Certificates--$50 value each

Check back frequently for updates on the Auction.