I’m creating this fundraiser for myself as I prepare for my FFS surgery recovery. FFS is a surgery that will greatly address my ongoing gender dysphoria. This is something I have been waiting for for a long time, and for a while it felt like it might never happen. Now, within just a few months, it is suddenly becoming real. My surgery is scheduled for November 6th.

While I’m deeply grateful for that, it also means I will be out of work for a few weeks while I recover, and I’m feeling the weight of how to get through that time without falling behind.

The support from this fundraiser will help me cover the basics while I heal, including rent, food expenses, and bills. Knowing those essentials are taken care of would give me the space to focus on recovery instead of the stress of making ends meet while I’m unable to work.

It’s not easy for me to ask for help, but I’m reaching out because this moment is important and the time away from work will be hard to manage on my own.

If you’re able to support me, whether by donating or sharing this fundraiser, it would mean so much to me. Every bit of help will make a real difference as I navigate this recovery period and move through a moment I have been hoping for for a very long time.

Thank you for reading, for caring, and for helping me get through this next chapter.