Help Charlie Get Top Surgery
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Hello, my name is Charlie. I'm raising money to help pay for top surgery to help alleviate my dysphoria. I've known I needed this for years to feel comfortable in my own skin and present as the person I've always known myself to be. I've become aware that I will not be able to afford it on my own. Currently, as a graduate student with no health insurance due to the cost, and an unsupportive family, I will have to pay completely out of pocket. I can continue my work as a graduate assistant but any part-time jobs I have, I will have to take at least a 6 weeks absence from and lose important income. For full transparency here is my current plan:
- Raise round half the funds for the surgery ($3,000) after which I will schedule with the International Center for Transgender Care (I have reached out already for general inquiry, and am trying to determine cost of intake and evaluation appointments as I cannot afford those right now either)
- All expenses will be spent to cover the surgery itself and anything remaining will be spent to help with groceries/utilities/rent/HRT while I am unable to work (again, I will be able to maintain my remote job as a grad assistant but that pay will only barely cover my baseline rent month-to-month, with nothing saved afterwards)
- I will use only what I need. If I have anything left over it will be donated to other top surgery funds to pay it forward.
In the past I've been scared or guilty of asking for help, as I know others have it worse than me, but the truth is that I've needed this for years. It will greatly improve my quality of life in every possible way and allow me so many moments in my day spent thinking about something else other than whether I can physically handle binding in the heat or hunched over a desk etc. Any and all help is appreciated and I'm thankful for you all.
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Charlie Mangan
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Denton, TX