Em needs top surgery!

Hi! My name is Emmet, and I'm a 27-year-old transgender man living in Tennessee. I have been medically transitioning for 4 years now, and i have had 3 major goals: hormones, a legal name change, and top surgery. The first two are finished, so now for the third! 

I am scheduled for surgery on June 20th, 2024, and I will be out of work for about 5 weeks for recovery. My employer does not offer paid medical leave, so I will be taking FMLA. This means I get go keep my job, but I won’t be getting paid for a little while. I have been saving up as much as possible for the past few years, but I still need some help. I spoke to the hospital and my insurance about financing, and I should owe around $5,000. In addition I will need around another $1,500 to pay my bills and rent while I am out of work and also have a little wiggle room in case of any emergencies. I have set the goal higher than what I estimate I will need in order to account for unforeseen circumstances, because lord knows life is full of little surprises and I don’t want to have to deal with that while I can’t even lift anything. 

This surgery is something that I have been aspiring toward for almost ten years now, and I am eager to get started on this next chapter and becoming more comfortable in my skin. If you are able to donate, thank you so much! If not, please share it and spread the word. Thanks for reading!