My Best Friend's Top Surgery
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I don’t usually ask for money, ever. Ever ever ever. I hate it, it makes me feel super uncomfortable… but this isn’t for me.
This is for my best friend, who has been struggling his entire life to feel okay in his own skin.
With a total and utter lack of financial support from his family when it comes to finding a psychiatrist and receiving hormone therapy in order to feel more comfortable in his body and with who he is, my friend has been fighting such a tiring, exhausting and DIFFICULT battle all of his life. He is not comfortable with showing his face here (or being out in the first place), so I'm doing the best I can to post this in a way that he approves of and feels comfortable with sharing.
We've been looking at two surgeons; Dr. Paul Costas in Concord, MA and Dr. Richard Bartlett in Brookline, MA. Both are giving him quotes for over $8,000 for a Double Incision procedure.
I am helping as much as I can with the cost of his surgeries, as well as hormone therapy and routine doctor visits… but with a surgery coming up that will cost at least $8,000… we really, really need all of the help we can get.
More than anything, I want him to be confident, and happy, and not feel as trapped as he does now. So I’m asking for help.... ANYTHING will help… And honestly I feel horrible asking for money, but this is for my best friend’s emotional and physical well-being, and I would appreciate it SO much if you were able to help out in any way imaginable.
Thank you SOOOOOO much. So so so much.
Anything you can donate will help him to get the surgery he needs. Thank you so much for taking the time to read all of this. Please e-mail me with any questions: (jlcimino at bu.edu)
This is for my best friend, who has been struggling his entire life to feel okay in his own skin.
With a total and utter lack of financial support from his family when it comes to finding a psychiatrist and receiving hormone therapy in order to feel more comfortable in his body and with who he is, my friend has been fighting such a tiring, exhausting and DIFFICULT battle all of his life. He is not comfortable with showing his face here (or being out in the first place), so I'm doing the best I can to post this in a way that he approves of and feels comfortable with sharing.
We've been looking at two surgeons; Dr. Paul Costas in Concord, MA and Dr. Richard Bartlett in Brookline, MA. Both are giving him quotes for over $8,000 for a Double Incision procedure.
I am helping as much as I can with the cost of his surgeries, as well as hormone therapy and routine doctor visits… but with a surgery coming up that will cost at least $8,000… we really, really need all of the help we can get.
More than anything, I want him to be confident, and happy, and not feel as trapped as he does now. So I’m asking for help.... ANYTHING will help… And honestly I feel horrible asking for money, but this is for my best friend’s emotional and physical well-being, and I would appreciate it SO much if you were able to help out in any way imaginable.
Thank you SOOOOOO much. So so so much.
Anything you can donate will help him to get the surgery he needs. Thank you so much for taking the time to read all of this. Please e-mail me with any questions: (jlcimino at bu.edu)
Organizer
Jackie Cimino
Organizer
Boston, MA
