In May this year I finished my Law degree at university getting a 2:1 which I am very proud of given that for the last year of my degree I was suffering from seizures (at one point on a weekly basis).
Previous to that, in February, I came out to my parents and I was very lucky in that they accepted it and have supported it. At the time they said, and I agreed that my education was the most important thing.
The last seizure I had was 6 days after I came out. However it still affected my head due to the side effects of the meds I was on and the seizures having messed around with my head. At times it was almost impossible to read text as my head wouldn't take it in so it took 6 or 7 reads of a sentence. This is especially difficult when reading a judge's ruling. This is still a problem even 8 months since the last seizure and a reduction in meds but on very rare occasions.
On this basis I decided to take a year out before doing a Legal Practice Course or a Masters next year, so my head could sort itself out, I could start transition and try and earn money/get experience in the workplace.
Getting work or work experience is very very difficult in law. So I am constantly trying to find some while my parents are perhaps quite rightly trying to push me to keep on looking. But obviously transition is constantly in my head something from the doctors is taking very long to materialise which is obviously frustrating me.
Again, my parents are right in saying with transition there may arise a few social issues.
Now I really want a job/work experience and to start transition but I think too much emphasis is being placed on the job side of things. It would be so much nicer if the transition part could start so I have one less thing to worry about.
Sorry if it looks like I've rambled and I seemed to have lost some of the emphasis I wanted to focus on on this thread but it's nice to get it off my chest a bit. I am forever grateful for the NHS but it really does take an age!