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Ever since she tested positive for the RAD51D gene, country singer Morgan Wade has taken preventative measures to avoid getting cancer. She underwent a double mastectomy in March 2024 and now is embarking on an IVF journey to get her eggs retrieved so that she can have a hysterectomy and eventually her ovaries removed down the line.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first doctor I went to [said] I don\u2019t have a lot of eggs,\u201d she says of a process she\u2019s described as \u201cdraining and expensive,\u201d especially as she\u2019s been on tour.<\/p>\n
More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n The 30-year-old Virginia native had been talking with friends about their fertility experiences as well. One friend she grew up with had been struggling to get pregnant and had to meet with several medical professionals before she finally found one who didn\u2019t dismiss her issues because she was \u201ctoo young\u201d to be dealing with them.<\/p>\n In response to both her and her friends\u2019 stories, Wade sat down and wrote the moving ballad \u201cHardwood Floor\u201d in one take. It\u2019s the only song on her new album The Party Is Over (Recovered)<\/em> that is new \u2013 the rest of the project breathes new life into previously unreleased tracks she wrote and would sing live while she was in college and before she got sober in 2017. But \u201cHardwood Floor\u201d felt urgent enough for Wade to release now, a song about yearning to be a mother and the feelings of failure that envelop someone when they feel like they can\u2019t create new life.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know how many Christmases I\u2019ve gone to and they\u2019re like \u2018You think you\u2019re ever gonna want a kid?\u2019\u201d she recalls. \u201cSome of us just can\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n The response since the album came out has been overwhelming for wade. Her social media coordinator showed her the numerous TikTok videos using the song to soundtrack personal fertility struggles. \u201cI knew people would hear this and that it could be an impactful song, but I didn\u2019t realize people would connect with it like this,\u201d Wade says, after having just watched some of the videos for the first time.<\/p>\n To make an equally impactful video for the song, Wade enlisted Nikil Melnechuk and Melissa Jackson, the team behind the upcoming film Daisies<\/em>, in which Wade has a role. The singer wanted the video to be different than what she usually makes: \u201cI wanted it to be cinematic. I wanted it to have a story.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cHardwood Floor\u201d video starts off with Wade taking a negative pregnancy test in a drugstore bathroom. From there, she witnesses the joys of motherhood that the women around her experience and drowns her sorrows with reckless behavior.<\/p>\n Like the song, the video is not a \u201c100% autobiographical experience\u201d but pulls from the pain that she and loved ones around her have felt, including her childhood friend who has since gotten pregnant. As for Wade, she\u2019s taking time at the end of year to begin retrieving her eggs.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople give me so much grief because I\u2019m covered in tattoos and hate needles,\u201d she jokes. On top of her needle anxiety, Wade\u2019s had a busy summer on tour with Shinedown and preparing for her own solo trek. When it all slows down, she\u2019ll do something that not only protects her future plans but the future health of her kids.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not having children right this minute, but getting pregnant would increase my risk for ovarian cancer,\u201d she explains. \u201cBy doing this, my future children will not carry this gene, which is a great thing.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Morgan Wade – Credit: David McClister* Ever since she tested positive for the RAD51D gene, country singer Morgan Wade has taken preventative measures to avoid getting cancer. 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