I am glad my post (above) has been taken by most the way it was intended. I poke fun at myself at times, as a reality check. You see, for some of us, for any number of reasons, the "before and after" can't be recorded in photographs.
Shantel, for instance had to recently stop taking her HRT, because of a DVT. I had a brain bleed (cerebral hemorrhage) in March, and a smaller one in August, and there isn't a doctor anywhere near me who will again prescribe HRT.
Our future transitions will need to be measured on the emotional and mental and spiritual levels. In my case, I hope to continue putting my male self into the background, and emphasizing my better part. Auntie Shan was pretty far along, and I am sure she will remain the sweet spirit I have gotten to know.
And there are others here, who because of family situations, or work, or finances, can only dream right now of achieving what some of the other folks here have been able to accomplish physically. But that does not mean you are at an impasse. Perhaps the most important things to change are your heart and mind.
