Support my journey with self confidence

As everyone knows my name is Amanda Wardell I was born and raised in Dennison Ohio but moved to Salem Ohio. I currently work at hickey metal fabrication and I am a personal trainer at YBS studio here in Salem. Back in 2019 the doctors found a mass the size of a golf ball in my right breast that I had to have surgery to remove it came back that it was non cancerous. Since then I’ve found more masses in both sides. I’ve been trying for over a year now to have the doctors just do a complete mastectomy in which my insurance will not cover. I clearly am a very masculine presenting female and I would feel more comfortable in my own skin just to have them removed.

Well the time has finally come and i can count down til the surgery date! I work two jobs to bust my ass to make this happen for Myself

For a long time, I’ve carried guilt about wanting chest surgery in 2019 i had To have a golf ball size mass removed from my chest. as if wanting to feel whole in my own body is too much to ask for. But the truth is, this surgery isn’t about vanity or running away from anything. It’s about coming home to myself.

I’ve spent years trying to be okay in a body that didn’t feel like mine. I’ve hidden behind clothes, avoided mirrors, and struggled with self-worth — all while trying to be strong for the people around me. But inside, I’ve been fighting a quiet battle every day.

This surgery, for me, is not just physical — it’s mental, emotional, and deeply personal. It’s the difference between surviving and truly living. It’s waking up and recognizing myself. It’s being able to breathe without the weight of discomfort pressing against my chest — literally and emotionally.

I know it can be hard for others to understand this journey, and that guilt sometimes creeps in. But this is an act of self-love, not selfishness. Choosing to align my body with who I am is not a betrayal of anyone — it’s a commitment to myself.

Being more in my own skin — fully, finally, comfortably — will give me the freedom to move through the world without shame. It will give me confidence, peace, and safety in ways I’ve never known. And I deserve that. We all do.” & here’s to being your true authentic self and not giving a damn what the world has to say about it. I choose to live my life to the fullest and be happy. I’ve fought insurance over and over for this and been denied over and over well Ive decided this is something that could literally save my life. I’ve spent my life making sure everyone around me had everything they needed and that they were okay now it’s my turn to make myself a priority. Hospitals and surgery cost a lot so I’m not asking for hand outs but if anyone wants to help donate to my surgery fund that I’ll tag my Venmo at the bottom! Im very thankful for my support system and everyone i have in my corner !

this go fund me is just for alittle extra help with hospital stays and travel as well as my surgery as I’ll be off work for a few weeks!