Living My Truest Life
Donation protected
For my mental health, for my physical health, I’m asking for help.
I’m ready to start living my life. My life where I look on the outside the way I’m meant to. A life where I don’t have to wear a medical grade binder around my chest every day. Where I don’t have so much loathing for my reflection
Each day before I leave my house, like anyone else, I have to get dressed. I start by taking several deep breathes to expand my lungs, stretch my back, massage the divot like compressed muscle that my binder has created around my ribs & back from wearing my binder for 7 years. I pull my binder over my head using a considerable amount of force, then arrange my chest in the flattest way possible while still keeping everything held right in my binder.
While I’m wearing this binder I cannot physically exert myself, with my chest being compressed it’s very hard to get my breathing to slow down. I’m asthmatic and compressing my chest exacerbates it dramatically. I cannot eat a full meal because of the way my binder presses into my stomach, this has also created an indigestion/heartburn problem that I deal with each morning now.
I wear this binder every day, despite still being misgendered, because it’s the only way I can attempt to ‘pass’ for a male. I need to have top surgery so that I can finally, truly, live my life. To save my life.
I simply want to live like anyone else. Get up in the morning, work out to improve my back muscles, take a long deep breath whenever I’d like. Have a family meal without being sick during the holidays. Be looked at like the man I am, without question from strangers. Looking into a mirror without hating what I see. I’ll be turning 27 this year & I don’t want to waste any more of my life in this body this way.
In return for help with funding to my surgery, I’ll provide complete transparency about the entire surgery process from start to finish so everyone knows where every dime goes. I’ve included a surgeon's formal quote to show proof of what the cost of this surgery is.
I’m also willing to offer any online (or in person if you’re local) help!!
$5-$15 Light Photoshop, simple graphic design, social media advice
$15-$30 Photo editing, graphic/logo design, light social media help
$30-$45+ Social media activity help, virtual personal assistant for a day (and more just message me!)
I’m ready to start living my life. My life where I look on the outside the way I’m meant to. A life where I don’t have to wear a medical grade binder around my chest every day. Where I don’t have so much loathing for my reflection
Each day before I leave my house, like anyone else, I have to get dressed. I start by taking several deep breathes to expand my lungs, stretch my back, massage the divot like compressed muscle that my binder has created around my ribs & back from wearing my binder for 7 years. I pull my binder over my head using a considerable amount of force, then arrange my chest in the flattest way possible while still keeping everything held right in my binder.
While I’m wearing this binder I cannot physically exert myself, with my chest being compressed it’s very hard to get my breathing to slow down. I’m asthmatic and compressing my chest exacerbates it dramatically. I cannot eat a full meal because of the way my binder presses into my stomach, this has also created an indigestion/heartburn problem that I deal with each morning now.
I wear this binder every day, despite still being misgendered, because it’s the only way I can attempt to ‘pass’ for a male. I need to have top surgery so that I can finally, truly, live my life. To save my life.
I simply want to live like anyone else. Get up in the morning, work out to improve my back muscles, take a long deep breath whenever I’d like. Have a family meal without being sick during the holidays. Be looked at like the man I am, without question from strangers. Looking into a mirror without hating what I see. I’ll be turning 27 this year & I don’t want to waste any more of my life in this body this way.
In return for help with funding to my surgery, I’ll provide complete transparency about the entire surgery process from start to finish so everyone knows where every dime goes. I’ve included a surgeon's formal quote to show proof of what the cost of this surgery is.
I’m also willing to offer any online (or in person if you’re local) help!!
$5-$15 Light Photoshop, simple graphic design, social media advice
$15-$30 Photo editing, graphic/logo design, light social media help
$30-$45+ Social media activity help, virtual personal assistant for a day (and more just message me!)
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Chelsea Creamer
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Old Orchard Beach, ME