Dear Dr. Paraschos,

I am writing this message to express my heartfelt gratitude to you and your entire team for the exceptional care and supervision I received.

Admittedly, I was a little skeptical at first and may not have fully understood everything initially. However, by my second visit, I felt incredibly safe and comfortable with the process.

Being in a unique situation compared to most women who visit your clinic, I was on the verge of giving up after our first IVF attempt. Even my husband, considering that we already have four wonderful children, felt that we should not try again. I must admit that I felt discouraged both before and after the first transfer for various reasons, the main one being that I looked around at all the other women and questioned my presence there. I don't know exactly why these thoughts crossed my mind, maybe it was the influence of the hormones.

I am sharing all of this with you for a reason. As I mentioned earlier, after a positive and then a negative blood test after the first transfer, I was hopeless, like all women who undergo this procedure. I was ready to give up on my dream of having another baby. However, at the end of my narrow, dark tunnel was a ray of hope, and that light was Anna, my IVF coordinator. She had an unparalleled ability to hold my hand and guide me out of that tunnel. With her professionalism and most importantly, her genuine compassion, she knew exactly how to offer words of comfort after my loss and reignite my hope. Her words completely changed my perspective on trying a second time, and as a result, my husband changed his mind as well. You probably know Anna better than I could ever know her, and it is impossible for me to convey all that she has done for me in a single message. I can only say that she is, as we say in French, "la perle rare" (the rare pearl).

At this moment, as I write this message, I am still unsure if I am pregnant or not, although I maintain a high level of optimism. In my daily life, I am someone who believes in expressing my thoughts, whether they are positive or negative. Maybe I had some questions during my first visit. Therefore, I believe it is even more important to acknowledge when things are going well and when you are satisfied. So I would like to express my deepest gratitude to you and your entire team, but a very special thank you to Anna, who has become more of a family member to me than just my IVF coordinator.

Hoping to share good news with you soon, I wish you all the best.
Thank you, Embio.