She disguised a cheesecake as a fruit platter and it sent her home. But this Masterchef has a bigger creation in mind.
Amy Shield’s showed focus and determination during her time on MasterChef. The 37-year-old decided to enter the show because she finally wanted to pursue her cooking dream. “Food is what I’m good at, and to be able to do what I’m good at, to do what I love and get paid for it, would be a real blessing.”
But now that she's been eliminated, Amy has another, more important project to focus on. She plans to resume immediate IVF treatment. And she'll need all the focus and determination she can muster.
Amy was given a second chance on this year's series of MasterChef but was ultimately eliminated last night when she failed to impress the brilliant Heston Blumenthan in the 'culinary deception dish' challenge.
The talented cook was forced to put her family plans on hold to complete in the show. Now that she's back home in Perth, Amy, 37, and her husband Craig will resume fertility treatment. She has five nieces and nephews who live nearby but dreams of a child of her own.
However their struggle to have a family together has been further complicated by Craig recently being made redundant from his accountancy job. “It’s very expensive though and my husband was only recently made redundant from his job as a chartered accountant, so we’re both not working,” she said.
Amy's fertility battle began when she was diagnosed with gynaecological cancer 10 years ago. She is in remission but has struggled to fall pregnant. “Now that I’m home we’ll keep trying with IVF,” she said.
“It’s tough emotionally, mentally and financially, but we’ll persevere and it’ll happen. Having a baby is our priority. We’re waiting for our miracle. We’re confident it will happen."
Amy also plans to launch a catering business to help fund her treatment. She also aspires to write cook books.
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Having a baby isn’t always easy, and for some couples trying to conceive comes at a heavy emotional cost. If you’re getting nowhere, or are facing the stress and anxiety of fertility treatments, here are some tips to help you cope.
Accept your feelings are normal
Infertility is painful and the daily grind of tests, hormone injections, stress and disappointment is bound to take its toll.
Help family and friends support you
They want to help, but friends and family often don’t know what to say and may make insensitive remarks or ‘helpful’ suggestions like &
Don’t blame yourself
Fertility problems are outside your control, but it may be you’re giving yourself a hard time for ‘bringing it on yourself,’ either for not tryi
Don’t blame your partner
Trying to conceive can be tough on relationships, especially if it’s all you ever seem to talk about, or if you feel he isn’t struggling to the sa
Give yourself a deadline
If your life has become an endless cycle of appointments, examinations and fertility treatments you may start to wonder about how long you’re willing to go on
Dealing with pregnant friends
With the best will in the world it can be hard to feel happy for someone when you’re hurting, particularly when their joy reminds you of the one thing yo
Don’t let it take over your life
Trying for a baby can be all-consuming and if you’re undergoing fertility treatment it can affect every area of your life.
Talk to someone
Dealing with infertility can be lonely, and often family and friends won’t know what to say to support you.
Be realistic
When it comes to fertility treatment it’s important to remain optimistic, but holding out false hope could be damaging in the long term.
Relaxation techniques
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