New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

MY COSTLY BATTLE TO BE A MUM Now I’m helping others

Taking her two-year-old son Otis on “magical” evening walks and getting peanut butter smothered through her hair are simple joys which Lisa Lord will never take for granted.

The 37-year-old Aucklander spent five gruelling years undergoing fertility treatment, which caused seemingly endless disappointment, relationship trials, guilt and tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills.

“The hardest thing with infertility is you don’t know when it’s going to end,” reflects the Fertility Fund ambassador. “It’s hard to remain positive when you don’t know how long you’ll

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