William & Teréz

Help Us Find Our Missing Piece
Canadian Intended Parents Searching for a Gestational Surrogate

Location:

Toronto, Ontario
Embryo Status:
6 Frozen Embryos (Embryoscope & Pre-genetic Tests completed)

Clinic:

Create

Occupations:

Software Engineering Manager and School Social Worker

Children:

None

About

Our love story began in our mid-twenties in Vancouver. We had just graduated with our Master’s degrees and were working in poverty reduction. In fact, we first met in 2015 at a housing justice conference—nearly a decade ago now!
Since then, we’ve moved to Toronto and settled into a cozy little home in the east end with our two pups. We truly struck gold with our quiet, family-friendly neighborhood. Will is a software engineering manager, and Teréz is a school social worker. We’re both incredibly passionate about our work.
For five years, we’ve been trying to grow our family. While we’ve faced setbacks, we remain hopeful that one day we’ll hold our little baby in our arms.

Hi, my name is Will Damon. I grew up in a small town called Kearney, in the State of Nebraska. I was raised in a Quaker family. Quakers are a Protestant Christian denomination that practises silent worship and pacificism. During high school I did a year abroad in Quito, Ecuador where I learned Spanish, went to high school, and played a lot of soccer. I left Nebraska after high school and moved to the West Coast. I went to University in Seattle, Washington where I got a dual degree in English Literature, and in Law, Society, and Justice. After graduating I got a scholarship to go to graduate school in Vancouver. That’s where I met the love of my life, Teréz. Life has taken me all over the map, in fact I’ve only started calling Toronto home about seven years ago.
I have two brothers, Ned and Anatole. Anatole joined my family when I was 18. He was born and raised in Kigali, Rwanda. He was adopted into our family and moved to Nebraska where he went to University. My dad passed away when I was in my twenties. I miss him everyday and try to carry on his memory through my thoughts, words, and deeds. He loved to read and was a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings, so naturally I love both of those things.
Today Anatole lives near Washington D.C and Ned lives in Portland, Oregon. My brother Ned lives close to my Mom with his wife Jen, and their young son, Maxwell, who is my much loved nephew. I try to visit them as often as I can, but it’s hard because they live so far away. Thank goodness I have a remote job as a software developer, so I can work from anywhere in the world. Family is really important to me.

Hi, my name is Teréz Szoke. I grew up on the Niagara Escarpment just outside of Hamilton. I have three older siblings. We were raised in a Hungarian Catholic community. We regularly attended Hungarian scouts, Hungarian school, Hungarian church and Hungarian folk dance. I began singing Hungarian folk songs at a young age, and I still love to sing to this day. I was diagnosed with cancer when I was 5 years old and spent quite a bit of time in the hospital. My dad was a dentist and my mom was a teacher. My dad’s parents lived very close to our home and we spent a lot of time in their kind and caring company. I remember driving down to South Carolina twice a year to spend time on my maternal grandparent’s cattle ranch. We spent a lot of time together as a family, camping, road trips, and other adventures. I later went to the University of Guelph to study Geography. I love to travel and during my 20s I travelled all around Europe, Morocco, Canada and the United States. During this time my parents went to Guatemala to provide free dentistry at a Christian orphanage. My siblings and I joined them as well on their missions. After completing my Masters in Geography, I moved to Vancouver, BC. That is where I found a great job and met my wonderful life partner.
I moved back to Ontario to be close to my family and my ageing grandparents, who have since passed. My parents still live in the beautiful home we grew up in, with a big backyard and lots of room for grandchildren to play. My brothers live nearby in Hamilton. I am very close with my older sister who lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Will and I love to visit. Will likes practising his Spanish and we both love eating Mexican food. She visits us regularly as well bringing with her new recipes and gifts from Mexico. Our children will be blessed with a loving aunt, uncles and grandparents.

Teréz is a survivor of childhood cancer and the chemotherapy left her with a chronic heart condition. Doctors have warned her all her life about the risks of pregnancy. However, we do not quit easily. We went to three specialists to see if we could safely carry a baby to term. No doctor’s would clear Teréz to carry a child, in fact they heavily warned against it. Not only is her heart not strong enough to carry a baby to term, but the medications she takes is teratogenic (affects the development of our unborn baby).

We live in a welcoming, three-bedroom home in Greektown. We keep a flower garden in the front of our house and a vegetable garden in the backyard. Our home is full of music, and the smell of home cooked meals. Our neighborhood, is family-friendly with amazing food, parks, great schools, and plenty of green spaces. With community centers, skating rinks, and playgrounds just a short walk away, plus the Don Valley hiking trails nearby, it’s a wonderful place to raise a child.

We are happy to support you every step of the way, including accompanying you to appointments and discussing any big decisions together. You’ll never feel alone in this journey—we’ll make sure you’re cared for and supported throughout. We’ll handle all pregnancy-related costs, such as travel, meals, maternity clothes, and even care packages to ensure your comfort. Your well-being is our priority, and we want this experience to feel as positive and nurturing as possible for you… because what you are doing is a VeRy BiG DeAL to us. ❤️

We hope for open and honest communication, grounded in mutual love and respect. We hope that there’s an authentic connection and are open to regular check ins. We would be open to video chats and text messages, sharing photos and words of affirmation and support.

Even after birth, you will always be a part of our family. You played such a special role in our child’s life at the very beginning, and that connection will always hold deep meaning for us. We hope to keep that bond alive through sharing photos, having phone chats, and finding other meaningful ways to stay connected.

As a community-minded couple, we recognize that it is nearly impossible to have a family without the love and support of an extended network of people. The phrase “it takes a village to raise a child” stands true now and always, but as we learn more and reflect on the surrogacy process the term has taken on a deeper meaning for us. Children need safe, healthy environments to develop and flourish. Being a surrogate means being the first of many hearts to hold shelter for our little one, so that they can grow and flourish. In this same way, you as a surrogate support us in realising our dreams of growing our family. This is an incredible offering that you provide that we would forever be grateful for. We hope that who we are and how we would parent comes across in this letter. Maybe one day you’ll be sitting in the comfy reading chair we are sitting across from now, maybe with a cup of tea. Whatever the future holds, we wish you nothing but the best.

William & Teréz

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