Saving Fertility: A Mother's Fight for Future Families

The Chick Mission, a nonprofit organization, is raising awareness for fertility preservation for young women diagnosed with cancer. The organization's camper recently visited Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, highlighting its mission to provide grants for fertility preservation and advocate for state insurance mandates covering these treatments.

Rebecca Aguado, a new mother, shared her personal struggle when her insurance denied coverage for egg preservation, a procedure crucial before chemotherapy. The Chick Mission's Hope Grant made it possible for her to preserve her fertility, ultimately allowing her to become a mother to her son, Tino.

Dr. Isaac Sasson of Shady Grove Fertility emphasized the need for such mandates, noting that a bill is currently pending in the Pennsylvania legislature that could require insurance companies to cover fertility preservation for cancer patients. Amanda Rice, founder of The Chick Mission, started the nonprofit after her own experience with insurance denial.

Since its inception, The Chick Mission has helped fund the births of 14 babies. Currently, only 22 states mandate insurance coverage for fertility treatments for cancer patients, a number The Chick Mission aims to increase through its national awareness campaign.