Appears my dream might just be a wait, and not a dream

[Lesley_Roberta]

So I got the 'questionnaire' and really, that is not what I would call it. I'd call it 'contact info' because there really isn't much in the way of questions beyond name and location to a point.

They offer a chance to give a single page life story, I plan to type it and use 8 point font It's going to be a very effective single page.

But the most impressive thing I have been told as a result of the documentation arriving, is that as a result of fate making me both Canadian and from Ontario, getting my body corrected surgically, might be just a matter of sitting here and waiting my turn. It appears OHIP covers its. And that is really the only reason I might need to wait patiently. Because there are others equally intent.

I can live knowing I likely will never step into a wood working shop of my own. I can settle for never owning my own house. I mean it would be nice, but this apartment is ok, and I think the next time I move, I will likely be looking for a seniors building any way.

But to be able to say, it is just a matter of time, before I can get in the bath, and ALL of my body will be properly female, and none of it will be there to depress me. I can't really express how much that gives me hope. There's simply no magically route for me to spontaneously generate incredible sums of cash. But perhaps OHIP will be my saving grace.

And I don't mind saying waiting is nothing. But having no reason to even hope, it was slowly killing off my interest in living.

I might now be able to look forward to a couple of years waiting and spending the time eliminating my male wardrobe, and sprucing up the rest of the body in preparation for the day when I can look forward to being all woman.

I am told being over weight and a smoker is a no no. No problem, I am not actually that heavy, I just hate what I have. And not only do I not smoke, heck I am able to say I have almost no medical vices of any kind at all. I am not on ANY forms of medication. I am currently a more or less clean slate.

I have forgotten what it felt like to dream eh. I have gotten used to life telling me to piss off.

[Devlyn]

Big hug! Got my fingers crossed for you, hon! Hugs, Devlyn

[mrs izzy]

Hange in, it will come but it will take some time. I am in Quebec and did the waiting game myself. I did get lucky in the fact i had most of my transition done in the states and gotten my first main letter from my therapist there. Just to give you a idea i started getting my letters worked on in 2010. Just this year i get all the t's crossed and i's dotted. Everything paperwork was paid for out of my pocket.

I did get my SRS covered by the RAMQ and was done by Dr Brassard just this last April 2013. I think Ontario will also send you to get yours done by him if you do go the public paid route.

Wishing you luck, i have heard that you will need to jump through hoops there in Ontario but it can be done.
Izzy

[Beth Andrea]

Congratulations!! There's more than one way to skin a.....err...yeah, that.

[Jenna Marie]

Fantastic! That's a heck of a benefit. I admit I was jealous of the two girls there with me at Brassard who were getting it all paid for by the Canadian government.

[Lesley_Roberta]

Well it is a funny thing.  I have a friend, she is clearly not getting any cash perks, she will be stuck with the cash burden (she's American too), but, on her plus side, she's cute to start with, so frankly she has something money can't buy.

The government, they can flip the bill and see me get an annoying part replaced, but, a year after the surgery, I will still look like I do in the mirror, and walking down the street, well unless I do a lot of work on the body that shows while properly dressed, it's not like anyone will know what the surgery did for me

But it WILL be a great day when I can stare a person down and ask them 'what the heck do you mean with 'sir', are you blind, or stupid or both?' and know, there is nothing to make me accepted as anything other than a woman (who might just not be the most gorgeous broad in town ).

[JulieC.]

But it WILL be a great day when I can stare a person down and ask them 'what the heck do you mean with 'sir', are you blind, or stupid or both?' and know, there is nothing to make me accepted as anything other than a woman (who might just not be the most gorgeous broad in town ).

That say's it all!  It doesn't matter how perfectly beautiful you become.  You'll be a woman...that's a beautiful think all by itself.  I wonder how hard it is to become a Canadian citizen? 

[Lesley_Roberta]

Becoming Canadian is not too hard I suppose, well it seems we have lot of people that come here at any rate. Never given it any thought.

I wish more that came to Canada though, tried harder to actually be Canadian, and not just someone from somewhere else wanting to live here, but remain a person from somewhere else.

I have never liked our cities, because there never seems to be any Canadians in them.