Diem Brown: My Dream of Motherhood Is Not Selfish

Photo: Courtesy Diem Brown

But her biggest goal has always been the same: to someday have kids – something that has drawn criticism from some PEOPLE.com commenters who question her focus on motherhood.

TheMedGift founderhas candidly chronicled her dream of becoming a mother, including having her eggs harvested and frozen in hopes of someday experiencing pregnancy and childbirth.

An emergency hysterectomy in August ended her dream of carrying a child, but she wants to set the record straight about her desire to still use her eggs via surrogacy at some point.

“I have done all of the genetic [marker] tests for cancer, and each one of those tests came back negative,” she says. “Cancer was never in my genes. Also, [my doctor] at NYU Fertility Center is able to test each egg for any cancer genes before implanting the embryo.”

“I would never wish cancer on a future child, ever,” she continues, adding that she is open to adopting someday as well.

PHOTOS:Diem Brown’s Brave Battle

Some readers have asked whether she regrets not having an earlier hysterectomy during her first battle with ovarian cancer nearly a decade ago.

As for those who dismiss her dream as unrealistic, she looks forward to proving them wrong. “I believe in positive thinking,” she says, “and even more so in the power of striving for seemingly impossible goals.”

Friends have set up a support page for Brown onMedGift, a gift registry she founded to help those suffering from any illness.

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Behind-The-Scenes of Diem Brown’s Photo Shoot

source: people.com