Worth the Wait Charity

Fertility preservation and family building after cancer is usually focused on females but Worth the Wait is committed to offering financial support to whoever needs it. We're grateful that Worth the Wait grant recipient, Brad, shared his unique experience with sperm banking after testicular cancer. And a special thank you to our amazing partner Reproductive Diagnostics, Inc. for supporting this grant.

Daiichi Sankyo US is committed to providing hope for young adult cancer survivors pursuing parenthood. We're extremely grateful for their generous support of Worth the Wait's mission. #ayacancer #survivorship #fertilitypreservation

What happens when young cancer patients don't have the option to preserve their fertility before cancer treatment? We often focus on those who get the chance. But it’s important to share perspectives of all young adult cancer survivors. Jennifer Swanton, a longtime blood cancer survivor and advocate, courageously shared her story with us. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/ghttCyVc #bloodcancersurvivor #advocate #cancersurvivor

🇺🇸Happy July 4th! Thanks to the Westerville Rotary for having us in our community parade.

Worth the Wait is committed to offering fertility preservation and family building grants for adolescent and young cancer survivors regardless of gender identity, sexuality, race or ethnicity. "A Worth the Wait grant has given us the resources to pursue fertility preservation before chemotherapy, and this has given me back some feeling of agency over my body and what happens to it. It’s just one less thing that cancer may take away." #inclusion #cancerdoesntdescriminate

Just days before our third anniversary, we awarded our 💯th grant to a young adult cancer patient pursuing parenthood. Our financial support program serves a diverse group of adolescent and young adult cancer patients and survivors. Take a look at who we’ve supported so far.   🎗️ We’ve awarded 23 family building grants (including grants for adoption, fertility treatments, long term tissue storage, and post- chemo treatment egg preservation) 🎗️ We’ve awarded 77 emergency fertility preservation grant (including grants for sperm banking, embryo preservation, egg preservation, and ovarian tissue cryopreservation) 👩 We’ve helped more female than male survivors 👩🏾 We serve diverse ethnic groups 🏳️🌈 4% of grant recipients identify as LGBTQIA+ 🩸 More than 50% of grant recipients are blood or breast cancer survivors/patients 🇺🇸 Ohio, New York and Texas are the top three states where grant recipients live Thanks to our donors, advisors and volunteers for making this possible. Lesley Northrop, PhD, FACMG, Jill Apgar, Preeti Sudheendra, MD, DipABLM, Rachel Antalek, Upasna Jhaveri Patel, Matthew Gibson, Mike Scherer, CFP®, Megan Scherer, Mickie Henshall, and Mary Hackett

Thanks to the National Brain Tumor Society for highlighting ways to afford fertility preservation and interviewing us. Article 👇 https://lnkd.in/gkXk48fk

Parenthood after cancer is Worth the Wait. Just ask this little girl's mom and dad. They received a grant last year to help them start a family through adoption after mom's cancer diagnosis. #worththewait

A message from Mike Scherer, CFP® this Father's Day weekend. "I had to wait to become a father. There were times when I thought it wouldn’t happen. There were times when I wanted to quit trying. There were times when it all felt so hopeless and I felt like fatherhood wasn’t for me. Going through fertility treatments with Megan didn’t help the feelings of isolation. I was often times ignored throughout the appointments, and the focus was largely on Megan, yet I knew I was the problem due to my cancer history. Infertility affects men. Fertility preservation is important for men too. When we set up Worth the Wait, we vowed to include men. The fertility conversation has a habit of leaving us out. I experienced this firsthand."

Attn Dads: Join us for a night of fun! Worth the Wait will receive a portion of event registration fees 👏.