Friday, June 24, 2011

Twenty, one hundred.

Oh my god.

I have gotten 120 dollars in the first 6 hours of my fundraiser. I am literally overjoyed. I am overcome with emotion. This is the most beautiful moment for me.

I went to my first physical in 2 years today, and after talking briefly about other things (my job, where I'm living etc.) my doctor and I got started. She asked me if I needed any blood work done. I paused.

"Well, you see... Here's the thing."

She looked at me, and there it was.

"I'm transitioning,' I paused, because I'm obviously liberal arts educated and expected everyone to know what this mean. After a beat... "From female to male."

"Good for you!" She said instantly. Then we talked about my plans to go to Fenway Health in Boston to get hormones, to get surgery and all these things.

"I'm so glad you're doing something to make you feel good. So many people are so unhappy with all these things about their lives, and they don't do anything about them. You're not happy with something, and you're changing it." She said, as she put in the bloodwork (that I didn't technically need). "I'm ordering more bloodwork than you need, than I would normally order for a young woman-- Person,' she said finally.

What a good day.

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