The son of a London Knights doctor and his wife, two-year-old Dawson Arbeau, came into the world with a unique assist from the mother of a team goalie. On Instagram, he's celebrated as the “Littlest Knights Fan.
Dawson’s social media presence, managed by his parents, is filled with adorable photos and videos of him clad in London Knights gear. However, the heartwarming story behind his birth is what truly connects him to the Ontario Hockey League champions, currently in pursuit of the Memorial Cup.
Dawson’s surrogate, Cathy Willmore, who describes the situation as “a really weird coincidence,” is the mother of Owen Willmore, the Knights' backup goalie.
After nine years of struggling to conceive, Ryan Arbeau and his wife, Sarah, began exploring other avenues. Through a mutual connection, they met Cathy Willmore, who had been considering surrogacy.
Surrogacy can be approached in two ways. Traditional surrogacy involves the father's sperm fertilizing the surrogate’s egg, making the surrogate the biological mother. However, the Arbeaus opted for gestational surrogacy, where an embryo created from the father’s sperm and the biological mother’s egg is implanted in the surrogate.
Paul and Cathy Willmore are pictured with Ryan, Dawson, and Sarah Arbeau shortly after Dawson's birth, all wearing London Knights gear. Cathy Willmore, mother of the Knights' backup goalie Owen Willmore, carried Ryan and Sarah’s embryo to term. Ryan Arbeau is a team doctor. (Supplied photo)
Cathy Willmore, who enjoyed her pregnancies with her own three children, was inspired to become a surrogate after her aunt had a baby through surrogacy. Since her teenage years, she had envisioned herself helping another family in this extraordinary way.
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