Hi there, thank you for taking the time to read this. ❤️ I can clearly remember laying in the bath as a young child, maybe 6 years old, reflecting on puberty looming over me, my flat chest, and how I wouldn’t have it for much longer, tracing my fingers over the shape of my flat chest. The dread, the horror, I felt, that inescapable feeling of my body changing into something horrible and I couldn’t stop it- knowing that I would never be able to have that flat chest again and I would have to suffer through so much discomfort and agony. It is a blessing I am faced with the opportunity to change that story and turn my life into something significantly better. I have known dysphoria my entire life, it has been weighing on me through every second of my existence, and I deserve to take care of myself and be free from this agony. In order for me to live life to the fullest extent and be normal and healthy - I urgently require top surgery. I feel like I cannot leave my house, I cannot form relationships, experiences, I cannot travel anywhere, I cannot fully be me, unless I have top surgery. There is so many things I want to do but put off everyday because I do not have this life changing surgery. Everyday I live as a diminished, shell of myself, making myself small, uncomfortable, in immense physical pain due to horrible posture, and having to wear a painful binder. For the past 6 years, I have suffered physical hell

via anorexia and postural pain due to not being able to access top surgery. My body has been through torture- and I deserve to breathe. I deserve to feel normal, and at peace. My surgery will be $13K. This fundraiser will go towards the cost of surgery, the supplies I need for my recovery (pillows, scar treatment, etc), and the time off work. Thank you for loving me and allowing me to be my truest self. I adore you. <3