“Apart from my half siblings I’ve never met other donor conceived people so it was really nice to say the things that are in my head and have other people who feel the same way. It felt very safe and understanding.” – Jade
“Late discovery has been a traumatic episode in my life and something that I am learning to navigate on a daily basis. Donor conception can be foundation shaking and incredibly complicated to make sense of from the emotional, relational to political and everything in between. It has also felt isolating since the people I would normally turn to in times of trouble are at the heart of this deception and I don’t know a single other DC person in my private friendship groups. I am so incredibly grateful to have found this community and an organisation so well placed to support me through the hardest moment of my life. Their knowledge, experience, advice and support have felt like a lifeline for which I will forever look back at with gratitude. Thank you DCUK for all the amazing work you do.” – Edwina
“It was amazing to have an opportunity to come together (virtually) with other donor conceived people, to hear their feelings and experiences and to share my own too. It’s rare in society for us to have the opportunity to do so, or for it to be handled so well. Thank you. I hope it continues.” – J
“This sort of session is invaluable for donor-conceived people” – Anonymous
“The peer support session really opened my eyes to the diversity of everyone’s different situations. I was able to ask questions about my own to people who understood, had experienced what I was going through, and could offer practical, useful advice and reflections. It was such a needed session.” – Anonymous
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