I'm writing this letter because there is an upcoming Amendment in the next election, that effects me directly. This is important information regarding the Amendment 48 that I hope that you will reflect upon, consider, and that will hopefully thereby cause you to vote 'NO' on your November ballot. Please feel free to pass this on to other Colorado voters, because this means more to me than my personal privacy regarding my story.

Please read this bit of background, because it is the foundation of my stance.

On June 27th, 2008, I miscarried my (and my husband's) beautiful baby girl, Lily. There is no one I have ever loved more. The road to conceiving and becoming pregnant with her was a hard one. Due to some health issues our only option for having our own baby was IVF. Those who have had this path will testify that it is expensive, hard on the mother's body, and 100% worth every last moment the second you hear that tiny heart beat the first time. I endured months of shots, that made me feel terrible, but my desire to bring my own baby into the world drove me, and kept my spirits high. I was extremely fortunate that the procedure was successful, and we were blessed with 7 quality embryos. Our doctors implanted 2 embryos a few days later, and after a couple of weeks we got the news that one of the embryos was successful, and we were finally pregnant.