THIS IS GREAT NEWS!!!!!

I have posted before on more than one occasion about this celebrity couple, Giuliana and Bill Rancic, who stars in their own reality show, ‘Giuliana and Bill on the style network. Part of the storyline of their show includes their public struggle with infertility. As if this is not bad enough, last year, Giuliana was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer and later learnt that she would not be able to begin trying to conceive again until after five years and it would probably not be even safe for her to become pregnant.

I admire this couple’s strength and resolve because, against this series of devastating news, while some of us would have probably given up, they began looking at other alternatives to become parents, such as using a gestational carrier or turning to surrogacy.

Turns out, they did decide to use a gestational carrier and they are now expecting a baby in September.

As an infertility sufferer, I love a triumphant infertility story and I am so excited for Giuliana and Bill.

Watch them announce their exciting news on the Today show, via the video link below:-

http://todayentertainment.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/23/11348819-giuliana-and-bill-rancic-were-having-a-baby?lite

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FROM FIGHTING INFERTILITY TO FIGHTING BREAST CANCER

In October 2010, I did a story about a celebrity couple, Giuliana and Bill Rancic, who has their own reality show on the Style Network, chronicling their struggles with infertility and their attempts at invitro-fertilization, to hopefully have the family they so want.

See story at http://onereachinganother.blogspot.com/2010/10/we-have-indeed-come-long-way.html

Turns out, on their second attempt at invitro-fertilization, (the first sadly ended in a miscarriage), Giuliana was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and has now announced that she will be doing a double mastectomy, as this is the only option which gives the cancer a less than 1% chance of returning.

Tears came to my eyes as I watch her make the announcement along with her very supportive husband Bill. When asked how this would impact on their plans to have children, Giuliana said, she has to choose life at this point and further said that her husband, when they were in discussing their options about the cancer, said to her, “I just want you around for another 50 years kid, so let’s just get you healthy.”

This is a tough one, and I am now realising how good I had it, even though I thought that my days struggling with infertility were some of the darkest, but if cancer was thrown into the mix, I am pretty sure those days would be even darker.

This couple is in my prayers, as I ask for God’s favour on their lives.

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