I don't know if I have shared this on Susan's before.. I think I have.  But I just shared with someone who I felt it may help one day. Its what my son wrote.. he drew an amazing pic of what he saw represents me..made me cry..in a good way

What David wrote..:

I drew for you. I haven't done any artwork like this in at least 10 years so my skills aren't perfect, but this is my representation of your struggle and strength to go fourth with your transition. To me it represents hiding and turmoil in the middle like a black hole in your soul hiding, but then keeps courageously reaching out to the outside wanting to find peace and beauty. So then you finally get out to sunlight and bud into a flower, but sometimes the flower dies when you were unsure about budding. But then there are the seeds in your soul you can't deny so they grow and won't let you deny them anymore and become buds. More buds and flowers are created until you turn into a new flower and embody the person you really are inside. If I completed this drawing to show your whole transition there would be really nice pretty flowers all around it but I felt it was more important in this case just to show your struggle and strength because this large part of your life should be recognized as a reminder of how hard you fought for it. I'm proud to be your son and I love you so much.