EDIT 29/07/24

Hi, it’s Robin again, I’m an ftm nonbinary person who has been DIYing their transition for two years. I’m also a disabled person who has to rely on private treatment as the NHS doesn’t cover what I need.

As you may have noticed, I have changed the goal to better reflect my needs for the time being and significantly increased the fundraising target. As both a disabled and trans person, the NHS is not providing me with the healthcare I need.

I started this fundraiser with the goal of fundraising to move from DIY HRT to private gender care, unfortunately a serious of downturns in my health meant I had to spend the money on private treatments for Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos. This is a variable condition but for me it requires constant management and often leaves me house multiple times a week.

I want to be able to actually put funds towards my transition and not just disability care. I toyed with the idea of two fundraisers but that seemed too complicated. As it is I will be splitting the money as necessary.

The clinic I have decided to go ahead with estimates that it will cost £2195 over 24 months. Hopefully I will get shared care with my GP and it will not cost this much, however I have decided to raise the goal to this amount. If it does end up costing less that this, any money left over will go to either lower body masculinisation surgery or redistributed to other trans people in need of care.

The other funds that I raise will go to the maintenance treatment I need for Ehlers Danlos which can cost as much as £400 a month. I would also like to be able to pay for a round of prolotherapy on my hip as this treatment did wonders for my shoulder, however it cost £1500.

I hope I have explained this well, I recently had an unexplained seizure and it’s impacted my typing, writing, and vocabulary.

Any money that is left over after I’ve paid for my care will be donated to other trans and disabled folks who are fundraising for their healthcare. This system is effed, but all we can do is help each other.

If you can donate even £1, £5, £10, it will go a long way and you will forever have my gratitude.