ONE year August 5!

[Kylie]

I haven’t been active much lately, but I have been keeping in view of things going on with everyone. My 1 year has now come and gone. During that time like @Kirsten stated in her post, I have lost a lot, but gained SO much throughout. My entire family hasn’t spoken to me in a year now, I have excelled in my work. Graduated with my Masters in Nursing, finally changed my name legally! Now the process of reassignment surgery is underway! Sending off my deposit next Tuesday to Dr Bowers!  Things have accelerated so quickly over this last year, without everyone’s stories and support on here, this year could have went totally different! 

 

Here is a 1 year transition photo

July 30 2018>>>>July 30 2019

 

[Jani]

Congratulations Kylie!  What a change in you.  Awesome.  That's too bad about your family but it is their loss.  

 

Please don't stay away for so long!  

 

Cheers, Jani

[Kylie]

Just now, Jani said:

Congratulations Kylie!  What a change in you.  Awesome.  That's too bad about your family but it is their loss.  

 

Please don't stay away for so long!  

 

Cheers, Jani

 

Thanks @Jani! This journey over the last year has taught me so much about myself and the world we live in. I have learned over the past 3 months to be PROUD of who I am! 

[ToniTone]

Wow! Congratulations on all your advancements made this year! Here's to another year. 

 

~Toni

[Jani]

That's great!  You should be proud.  You have accomplished a lot in face of certain adversity.  I'm proud of you too!

 

Jani

[Kylie]

Thank you @ToniTone and @Jani  

 

means so much!

here is to another year!

 

Kylie

[Susan]

Hey all. So i havent posted in a long time and I don't remember if i even posted a pic. I am kinda shy about showing my pic and hate pics being taken. Don't know why but maybe it is caused from my childhood. Who knows. Anyways. Alot has been going on. I am on my 14th month of hrt and have been on progesterone for about a year. I found some very good insurance to cove my hrt and if i can get my doctor paid off, i can get the last letter that the insurance company wants and get my GCS done by Feb of next year. But the good thing is. the preauthorization will be good for 6 months so i do have til nov or dec to get the letter in. I do see my therapist atleast once a month and have been since last oct. He is soooooo much help. As far as family goes. They still talk to me but don't want to see me and still call me by my dead name and wrong pornouns but i have been able to accept it. Atleast they do talk to me. Thanks is a blessing in itself!!! I have been fulltime since may of last year and most of the employers i have had haven't had an issue with me being transgender. I get treated pretty well and call the right pornouns. So anyways. This thanksgiving, I am going to washington to see a very good friend who does accept me being transgender. He really treats me right with name and stuff. I am going to try to secure a job there so i will have a job when i do move there. I really want to leave idaho cause it sucks here. Low pay but work your butt off!!! Not to mention, most company insurances frown on transgender care and have the minimal coverage so everything is much more expensive for hrt and most wont cover surgery and the deductibles are really high. Anyways. Thats pretty much of what has been going on with me. Here is a pic i took a few day ago. I would love to hear your comments. Thanks all and hugs!!!1 Susan

[ToniTone]

Congratulations Susan on a year+ to you as well Susan! Y'all look so lovely in your anniversary photos, I hope a year will be just as kind to me. 

 

Here's to another year forward, and to all the supportive people on our journeys! ?

 

~Toni

[Susan]

Thanks toni!!! I fo wish you the best of luck as well.