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00:00 For some of the poor people, they came up with an idea for IVF or in vitro fertilization.
00:11 Just like an OFW from the UAE, Dan.
00:15 But his road to fatherhood didn't go smoothly.
00:20 If you have nine million pesos, where will you use it?
00:27 In building a house, buying a fancy car, or traveling to different parts of the world?
00:35 Dan used his nine million pesos to make his dream come true.
00:41 He has a family of 35.
00:46 He has a good job.
00:49 And he has a lot of wealth.
00:52 What's next after me?
00:53 I've reached the point where I want to be a father.
00:57 The shape of the head, the shape of the tail of the sperm, the movement of the sperm, and how much sperm there is.
01:03 That's the sperm count.
01:04 The problem for me is the shape and the movement.
01:08 If it's done naturally, it won't reach the stage where it will meet the egg.
01:13 At this point, Dan tried IVF or in vitro fertilization.
01:20 Where the egg and sperm cell of a man and a woman is processed in a laboratory to form an embryo.
01:28 Since I started working with IVF, I witnessed the emotions, the reactions of soon-to-be parents
01:36 when they found out that they were positive for pregnancy test.
01:39 From Abu Dhabi in the UAE, where Dan works,
01:44 he flew to St. Petersburg in Russia to find an IVF clinic.
01:50 Hello everyone, the day has finally come.
01:54 This is the main reason why we are here in St. Petersburg, Russia.
01:59 Let's go!
02:00 There, Dan chose from 500 child photos of his possible egg donor.
02:08 The concept of people is that my child should be beautiful because he is of a different race.
02:12 Which is, we should correct it because when you go through an IVF,
02:16 you should think about who will be the healthiest donor.
02:20 IVF babies are absolutely not worse, even sometimes better in terms of health,
02:27 intellectual abilities, comparing to naturally conceived babies.
02:32 Dan chose a 24-year-old Russian.
02:36 I screened his genetics, so far so good, there is no abnormality.
02:40 Dan grew up in Davao City.
02:42 I came from a broken family.
02:44 My mother left me when I was still an infant.
02:47 I think it's a teenage pregnancy.
02:49 His grandparents, Helen and Leonardo, raised him.
02:53 I don't have any other parents.
02:56 I'm the only one who has a father.
02:58 He is a bright man.
03:00 You should support him, what else can you do?
03:02 That's the issue.
03:03 If you don't have a father, you will be left with a 5-6 child.
03:09 He finished his nursing course and went abroad.
03:13 I had to work as a cook, a washer, a house cleaner,
03:17 so that my one month stay would be free.
03:20 Until Dan became a Risk Management Officer
03:23 in one of the biggest ambulatory care service providers in the Middle East.
03:29 When he saved up, he continued his plan to get an IVF.
03:34 He chose to have a baby, a twin girl and a boy.
03:38 There is no guarantee.
03:39 Maybe the percentage is 20-40%.
03:42 But in the first embryo transfer,
03:45 This is the girl.
03:47 Hello girl.
03:48 Hello boy.
03:50 This is the boy.
03:52 We'll see you soon.
03:53 There was no baby.
03:55 When the first embryo transfer failed,
03:59 my mother was the one who told me,
04:03 because I know she will be the one who is more sensitive.
04:08 She just told me,
04:10 "If I can't do it anymore,"
04:12 because she knows that I'm really depressed,
04:15 "If I can't do it anymore, it's time to stop."
04:18 Dan got depressed.
04:19 He also got vitiligo.
04:21 He also got skin disease, which is also an autoimmune disease.
04:25 His resistance weakened.
04:27 Because of the excessive stress,
04:29 then he got hair loss.
04:31 I questioned the doctor.
04:32 He didn't answer, but only one thing,
04:34 "He's not God."
04:35 I was happy.
04:36 If there is someone who I'm really thankful and grateful to,
04:42 it's them because my family supports me.
04:45 But he wanted to try again,
04:47 to fly again to Russia for another embryo transfer.
04:52 Both embryos are in the uterus.
04:54 When we did our first scan, I was very happy.
04:57 I think that was the happiest part of my life
05:00 that finally, I'm going to be a father.
05:05 And then, two more.
05:07 But...
05:08 During the first scan,
05:10 I only had one heartbeat.
05:12 I was so sad, so stressed.
05:15 I even questioned, "Why? Why? Why?"
05:17 He spent almost nine million pesos.
05:22 It's okay. It's just money.
05:23 You can earn it.
05:24 You just have to work. You have money.
05:26 Maybe God has a reason why he gave me just one.
05:30 Because maybe if it were twins,
05:32 and I'm the only one,
05:33 I don't know what I would do.
05:35 Oh, that's cute.
05:37 That's seriously cute.
05:39 Dan is just thankful for the birth of one of his children.
05:45 Three, two, one.
05:50 [music]
05:58 A healthy baby girl,
06:00 named Danaya Leah.
06:02 Danaya is God's gift,
06:05 but at the same time, happiness.
06:06 We used to watch Encantadia.
06:09 I really liked Encantadia
06:11 when Sania Lopez was born.
06:13 I came back to bring you good news.
06:17 [speaking in Tagalog]
06:31 And on January 29,
06:33 Dan became a father.
06:37 [music]
06:56 We are finally home.
06:58 Welcome home, baby.
07:00 After all the struggles,
07:02 he's finally a father.
07:04 He was really born,
07:05 and I was able to hold him.
07:06 Oh my God, this is it.
07:07 Lord, thank you.
07:08 I prayed that Danaya would be a good person.
07:12 [music]
07:17 [speaking in Tagalog]
07:23 I love my Danaya.
07:25 Yes, I do.
07:27 From time to time,
07:28 I tell him that I love him.
07:31 And then, every day,
07:33 I'm always thankful to the Lord
07:37 because He gave Danaya.
07:39 As much as possible,
07:41 we want to give Danaya breast milk.
07:45 We're so lucky because someone donated.
07:48 Hello!
07:49 For the first time,
07:52 Grandpa Leonardo and Grandma Helen
07:55 gave their grandson to Dan.
07:57 Hello!
07:59 Thank you, auntie.
08:01 Say hi, Grandpa and Grandma.
08:03 Say hi, Grandpa and Grandma.
08:05 Oops, oops, oops.
08:07 Hi, Grandpa and Grandma.
08:09 He's wearing an outfit,
08:11 pink and a bolero.
08:13 Say hi to Grandpa and Grandma, baby.
08:17 Hi!
08:19 Hi, Grandpa.
08:21 We look alike.
08:23 Do you know Baby, Ma?
08:26 Yes.
08:27 Danaya, Leah.
08:29 Leah because of Leonardo.
08:32 Papa's name, and then H, Helen.
08:35 Yay!
08:37 Add one more,
08:39 he said he'll be lucky.
08:41 Give me money.
08:43 [laughs]
08:44 I wish I could grow up,
08:48 but we're old.
08:50 We can't see the future of the child.
08:53 But we always pray to the Lord
08:57 that He guides the child.
08:59 The Church's view is that
09:01 the beginning of life is conception.
09:03 And that should happen
09:05 between man and woman
09:07 in conjugal union.
09:09 Their connection, out of love,
09:11 not just as children.
09:13 If they want to study that,
09:15 they can talk to their parish priest
09:18 to guide them.
09:20 I will give everything,
09:24 especially when I was a child,
09:26 I was deprived of having this and that.
09:29 Now, I have no other dream
09:32 but to grow up to be a good person,
09:35 to have fear of God,
09:36 and to be successful.
09:38 That's all.
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10:00 [Music]