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I donated my eggs to a woman I met on the Tube

BBC News·7 months ago
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Gini Bhogal smiles as she thinks back to the London Underground journey that changed her life. It was the early '90s and she was with friends, squished on to a busy Piccadilly line train. A child was making everyone laugh, which prompted a random conversation between Gini and the woman standing next to her - Anita. They soon got talking about children and discussed Gini's then two-year-old son. Anita explained that she couldn't have children because of an issue with her eggs. She said she'd been looking for a donor, and Gini immediately felt an urge to help. "It was something that I've always felt," Gini explained, "that I wanted to help someone, one person, at least." The two women left the train at the next stop and exchanged numbers. Gini remembers Anita looking at her and asking: "Will you really help me?" It was almost too hard for her to believe the offer being made to her. But, Gini said her need to help, and to give to others, completely took over.…

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