Allison McDonald Ace

Allison McDonald Ace is a writer, communications manager for GoJava.ca and community board member on the Maternal Mental Health Committee at Sunnybrook Hospital. After experiencing a late-term miscarriage with her second pregnancy, she became an advocate for sharing stories of child loss to help people feel less shame and isolation. Allison lives with her son and husband in Toronto.

Allison is a co-founder of The 16 Percent (www.the16percent.ca), a site dedicated to those who have experienced infertility in all iterations. The 16 Percent provides a space where you can read about personal experiences with infertility--the before, during and after.

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