Help Rowan Pay Her Bills

Hey y’all, my name is Rowan and I’m in a bit of financial trouble. For most of my life I have been stubbornly self-reliant. I’ve never been wealthy and have always worked hard to take care of myself and the people in my life. But now it’s time to swallow my pride and admit that it was never enough and it’s finally caught up with me.

It would be true to tell you that transitioning has been and continues to be a major expense. Insurance does not cover many of the procedures necessary to alleviate crippling dysphoria. Consequently, my attention has been directed primarily at doing what i need to do to live with as little of this suffering as possible.

I’m not asking anyone to fund my transition. There my stubbornness wins out. As much as I would like help to achieve the comfort in my skin I know that I deserve I nevertheless feel strongly that everything pertaining to my transition is mine. My purpose is to both survive and to be the most authentic expression of myself that I can be, to live on the surface of my skin, and to face the world with vulnerability and honesty. The last thing I want, if it can be helped, is to feel as though any aspect of my transition is for anyone but myself.

What I am asking for is help with everything else. Despite working throughout the entirety of the pandemic in dangerous conditions and constant exposure, the money just has not been enough. I’ve made many adjustments to my living situation to compensate, including budgeting days to simply not eat at all, just to put some extra gas in my tank to drive a car I use exclusively to go to and from work and the grocery store. All I’m asking from you is to help a working girl with necessary medical expenses to catch up enough to get to a point of self-sufficiency again.

February 2022 will be the first month I will not be able to pay my bills as things stand. I’ve managed up to now to make the minimum payments on all my bills, to pay in my rent and utilities in full, and to purchase enough food to get by. Realistically speaking that time is officially over. Hard work alone pays off only up to a point. So, please, help me by donating whatever you can so I don’t fall completely behind.