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Tennessee couple finds family to adopt unused embryos

Jordan Buie
The (Nashville) Tennessean
Richard and Rayn Galloway are getting six frozen embryos from Angel and Jeff Watts.

NASHVILLE -- A Tennessee woman who took to social media to find a home for six frozen embryos unused after she and her husband had two sets of twins from in vitro fertilization has found a family to accept them.

Angel and Jeff Watts, 45, of Mt. Juliet, wanted a family who lived close, who were willing to share an open communication with any future children and who shared the same values. The donated embryos sat frozen at the National Embryo Donation Center in Knoxville, Tenn., for months, and the family had their doubts about finding such a match.

But after Angel Watts posted her plea on Facebook in December and the couple's story went viral, the Wattses found their match in a young couple in Jackson County, Tenn. Rayn and Richard Galloway of Granville, Tenn., accepted the offer last weekend.

"I thought, 'You're picking us to be a part of your life. You feel safe with us,' " Angel Watts said. "I feel like I can lay down at night, and I don't ever have to worry about these embryos."

Rayn Galloway, 26, said that she and her husband, Richard, 27, have struggled with infertility for more than four years. On Dec. 22, the Galloways learned from a doctor that they both faced additional obstacles to having children.

"This is a huge blessing from God," Rayn Galloway said. "We probably won't have six, but if he gives us all six, we'll have all six."

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