September 11 and Surrogacy: Good Deeds Unite Us

Maybe it's because we've all been through a rough ride together the past few years.  Maybe it is the lingering effects of our shared wound from September 11.  Maybe it is concern for the care of our planet and its citizens.  Whatever the reason, people are helping people more than ever.

David Handschuh/News--From New York Daily News Online

Take gestational surrogacy.  Despite what may be portrayed in popular culture and also tossed around as theory ("Selfish celebs use surrogates to save their own bodies!") we have found in talking to the women who call or write our office, interested to know about being a surrogate, that their motivation is to help someone.  They found it easy and so rewarding to become pregnant and to carry their own children.  They are moved by what they see and hear from other women who can't become pregnant, can't carry a baby to term, and can't create the family they always dreamed of.  And they want to help.

Today, on the anniversary of the tragedy of September 11, we reflect on what we experienced when those towers fell.  We remember the people who lost their lives.  We are grateful for what we have and we practice random acts of kindness to those who have less.  We acknowledge that we are all connected.



Image: Visitors at memorial. Mark Lennihan / AP--www.msnbc.com

If you are interested in knowing more about being a gestational surrogate, visit our website:
www.westcoastsurrogacy.com

And if you want to spend a moment hearing what others are doing to honor September 11 and the memory of those we've lost, visit this wonderful site:

http://www.911day.org/

Good deeds unite us on 9/11. 9/11 Day is a movement built on people remembering through positive action.