This is Kassandra
she fell in love with Kevin.
Kevin: Let’s get it to ... Kassandra: Here’s to a good night.
Recently married these two and are now busy
planning their next big life adventure.
Kevin: We've been thinking about trying to have a baby for a while now.
Kassandra: We're ready for the next step.
But their road to conception has been fraught with difficulties.
Kevin: In 2012 I became paralyzed from the waist down.
Being a person with a spinal cord injury
it's difficult to conceive naturally.
Kassandra: There are some days where just the emotions kind of take over
and I might cry and I might be mad and I might be frustrated.
How will this couple navigate the
tricky world of fertility,
with so many obstacles in their path?
Kevin: To not be able to give her children
the moment that she wants it is hurtful.
So we can put that light over there
and this one over here.
Kassandra: I’m Kassie.
Kevin: Hi, I'm Kevin.
Kassandra: Kevin and I we went to high school together
in Temple Georgia.
After high school, I graduated
and I moved to California.
2009 I ended up going to school,
he ended up joining the military.
Kevin: My parents, they knew I was, you know, going through stuff,
but then at the same time, I'm at war,
I'm in Afghanistan.
In 2012 I became paralyzed from the waist down
from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
I grabbed the gun, put it to my chest,
I pulled the trigger.
Having struggled with his mental health after years in the military,
Kevin attempted to take his own life.
Having survived the attempt, Kevin was paralyzed from the waist down.
It was during his recovery that Kevin reconnected with Kassandra
and the two have been inseparable ever since.
Kassandra: Today is valentine’s. Kevin: You got me all exposed
where are my pants at?
Your boy is going to be asking Kassandra's dad,
can I marry her? Got it oh.
Kassandra: We went to Vegas. Kevin: Let’s take a shot
so unless they crown you vanilla. Kassandra: Viva Las Vegas.
And while we were out there he proposed.
Kevin: I was extremely nervous.
I planned for a year and a half,
bam there’s the ring.
Everything fell into place and it all came together to this one moment.
Kassandra: Kevin proposed at Caesar's Palace.
Kevin: She okay. Kassandra: I said yes.
We decided that we wanted to get married
on our anniversary coming up.
We had about six months to plan,
wedding dress shopping. It was so much fun.
I mean, a girl can only do it once.
Kevin: January second 2020 the day me and Kassandra are saying I do.
Kassandra: I mean, if I could relive it again,
I would totally do it all over again.
Straight after their wedding,
the couple's set about planning the next journey they were keen to embark on.
Kevin: We've been thinking about trying to have a baby for a while now.
Right after the wedding we made sure we,
you know, hopped on the phone made all the
necessary phone calls that we needed to make.
But due to Kevin's injury,
the road to conceiving a child
has not been smooth for the pair.
Kevin: I knew that it was going to be harder for us to have kids,
as soon as I was in a wheelchair.
Kassandra: We were setting up appointments with the doctor.
I started realizing that okay,
it's not just one person, we got to go see
and I realized, okay, it might take longer than I thought.
Kevin: I don't really have any friends that are
paralyzed just like me.
That's kind of why we created the YouTube channel.
I'm a little nervous. I'm a little scared.
This whole being paralyzed and stuff like that is new.
So it's like I'm constantly learning things.
Now I'm starting to meet people that are in my similar situation.
Kassandra: The steps that we have to go through to get pregnant.
First things first is you got to get your
sample and see if it's good or if it's not good.
Or if I will be doing IVF or a different process.
The significant hurdles the couple are facing
as a result of Kevin's injury
have been difficult for them both to deal with.
Kassandra: It does frustrate me.
There has been days where it's hit me and I've cried,
you know, just thinking about like,
how long is this going to take?
Kevin: You know, as a man,
you want to be able to go out there
and have children with a woman that you want.
It's something that kind of affects my self esteem.
I know that she wants kids, I want kids.
So to not be able to give her children
you know, like the moment that she wants it, you know
is it's hurtful.
Kassandra: It's definitely a roller coaster ride.
It's ups and downs, everybody's in a different situation.
So it's only it's only for us to
do a trial and error and figure it out.
The couples still have a fight on their hands
in their road to having a child.
Having been through so much already,
the pair are confident they can get through anything,
as long as they're together.
Kassandra: I feel like I have so much faith
and belief that we will have a baby.
It's just really it might take a longer time than I think.
We're just keeping our fingers crossed and our faith strong.
Kevin: She's a natural nurturer.
She's going to be an amazing mother. Kassandra: Thank you baby.
Patience is key and just pushing through life.
Kevin: I felt like I couldn't get out of the bed one time,
you know, and now I'm driving a car,
you know, so anything is possible.
You just got to believe it.