Hey all - apologies for disappearing without explanation. All is well. Busy, but good. Just living the life I've always dreamed of, as the person I always knew I was. Do I still have one or two surgeries in my future? Likely so, but those are really just for me -- they won't impact how I'm received by the greater world. In that regard, I could not be more fortunate or grateful.
I think, as many before me, I'd just gotten to the point where frequent visits/posting at Susan's didn't necessarily make sense in my life.
This place, and the people here, were essential resources for me pre-transition and early in my process... and I will cherish the friends I've made and continue to communicate with outside of here. And the last year or so, I felt like it was my job to give back, so I tried to model a positive transition experience by sharing my story -- in hopes of giving people an example of a positive outcome when so many are struggling or fearful of only the worst possible outcomes.
But as we all know, cemeteries are full of "essential" people - so it's not like I'm really needed here. And in the last few months I felt often like I had to remind myself to post. And I mostly visited to see how others were doing.
And so, with life being busy... it's just time to take another step forward and remove the training wheels for good.
I will certainly try to visit from time to time to check in on folks, and maybe post an update or two if I think of it.
But I will also shoot my contact info to a few more folks here so that they can reach me outside here if they wish to stay in touch.
Hope everyone is doing well!
Love,
Allie
