Help Jen repay the cost of surgery

Hey there, my name is Jen, and I'm a trans woman living in Ireland and doing my PhD in Applied Psychology.

Back in May 2022, I had a trans-related surgery. Unfortunately, this healthcare was not available in Ireland, let alone covered by public funding, forcing me to go abroad to a private provider. Because of this, my partner and I had to take out a substantial loan (€14k) in addition to putting our own savings (€10k) towards it. It was the best decision of my life, and I cannot describe how much of a positive difference it's made in my life. I'm finally beginning to understand how it feels not to feel imprisoned by my own body, and it's the most incredible experience. It's terrible that this healthcare isn't provided to us through our health system, but you just have to do what you can to get through. In December I had another trans-related surgery, which meant I lost out on a couple of months of usual work that I would do.

I set this up in case anyone wants to help us to clear it - Any donation, no matter how small, will go a long way. Every donation will go directly towards repaying the loan and what we've had to pay out of pocket.

(P.S. I started this on Ko-Fi, but moved over here as it allows donors to stay anonymous!)