Help Forest reach his goal (Top Surgery)‼️
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Any donation, any boost, and any kind words would mean the world to me
Hello! my name is Forest(He/Him), I’m a transmasculine person.
My entire life, l've felt out of place. I didn't have the knowledge or the voice to explain my discomfort— why I felt I never fit in, why I felt 'lost, why I never felt comfortable in my own body, why I felt ending it was the answer —until I left my place of birth and moved. I have had several encounters with other queer people but I only began feeling comfortable enough to be myself after a queer support talk event in college 2021-2022 and ever since I felt like I was seeing myself in the mirror for the first time; I began to take small steps and new modes of presenting myself within the loving community I had found.
Although I still never felt comfortable enough but I kept trying new clothing to help. I quietly began my social transition, struggling to overcome my self-doubt, self confidence, body positivity and constant cutting with the support of my college therapist. It's taken a lot of work to get to where I am now and I know I don’t give myself enough credit but I am proud of me, I’m proud of myself for not giving up even at my lowest.
I finally have saved enough to start taking testosterone, to gradually bring me closer to the image of myself that exists in my mind.
While my journey hasn’t been the easiest as I understand life doesn’t always goes as planned.
My binder gives me chronic back pain and discomfort. I recently began to attempt to bind with tape, but it's tearing up my skin , making it difficult for me to breathe properly and in several amount of pain for hours.
frankly, my chest is a bit too large to have much success. My chest just doesn't feel like my own and it feels more and more urgent every day to do something about it. I spend entire mornings, afternoons, and evenings in complete distress, spiralling, feeling hopeless that I'll never get to have a body that feels like home to me-but l've realised that's not the case. I just have to take the first step.
I already feel like I've lost so much time to hating myself and I just want to be free. I want to feel the softness of t-shirts against my skin; I want to swim without being grossly reminded that my mind and body don't quite meet; and I want to have the energy to be a better version of myself—a version that isn't perpetually tearing themself down over something that, until now, has been out of their control.
I have been doing nonstop research in relation to finding a more affordable surgeon within my location as I can’t afford an out of state procedure between the procedure itself and aftercare work 6days a week (I've had to adjust my goal slightly to account for the fee that GoFundMe takes out at the end and will continue to update it to reflect all funding acquired through other means).
I work 6days a week with and still cannot afford it —meaning that if I'm going to do this, I'm going to need a lot of help.
Transportation costs
Post-op medication
caregiving costs
I'm proud of the person I’m becoming , soft, empathetic, playful, kind, supportive and strong.
I'm done feeling ashamed. I'm done worrying about the space I take up. I'm done feeling like I need to justify myself to the people I love.
I'm ready to continue becoming me…
Alternative means of donating (to avoid GoFundMe's ~fee)
include:
PayPal - @Susanalex635
Revolut -@forest0602
*** As a note, any reimbursement from my insurance will be redistributed to transition funds for other trans folks as teamwork make the dream work.
Hello! my name is Forest(He/Him), I’m a transmasculine person.
My entire life, l've felt out of place. I didn't have the knowledge or the voice to explain my discomfort— why I felt I never fit in, why I felt 'lost, why I never felt comfortable in my own body, why I felt ending it was the answer —until I left my place of birth and moved. I have had several encounters with other queer people but I only began feeling comfortable enough to be myself after a queer support talk event in college 2021-2022 and ever since I felt like I was seeing myself in the mirror for the first time; I began to take small steps and new modes of presenting myself within the loving community I had found.
Although I still never felt comfortable enough but I kept trying new clothing to help. I quietly began my social transition, struggling to overcome my self-doubt, self confidence, body positivity and constant cutting with the support of my college therapist. It's taken a lot of work to get to where I am now and I know I don’t give myself enough credit but I am proud of me, I’m proud of myself for not giving up even at my lowest.
I finally have saved enough to start taking testosterone, to gradually bring me closer to the image of myself that exists in my mind.
While my journey hasn’t been the easiest as I understand life doesn’t always goes as planned.
My binder gives me chronic back pain and discomfort. I recently began to attempt to bind with tape, but it's tearing up my skin , making it difficult for me to breathe properly and in several amount of pain for hours.
frankly, my chest is a bit too large to have much success. My chest just doesn't feel like my own and it feels more and more urgent every day to do something about it. I spend entire mornings, afternoons, and evenings in complete distress, spiralling, feeling hopeless that I'll never get to have a body that feels like home to me-but l've realised that's not the case. I just have to take the first step.
I already feel like I've lost so much time to hating myself and I just want to be free. I want to feel the softness of t-shirts against my skin; I want to swim without being grossly reminded that my mind and body don't quite meet; and I want to have the energy to be a better version of myself—a version that isn't perpetually tearing themself down over something that, until now, has been out of their control.
I have been doing nonstop research in relation to finding a more affordable surgeon within my location as I can’t afford an out of state procedure between the procedure itself and aftercare work 6days a week (I've had to adjust my goal slightly to account for the fee that GoFundMe takes out at the end and will continue to update it to reflect all funding acquired through other means).
I work 6days a week with and still cannot afford it —meaning that if I'm going to do this, I'm going to need a lot of help.
Transportation costs
Post-op medication
caregiving costs
I'm proud of the person I’m becoming , soft, empathetic, playful, kind, supportive and strong.
I'm done feeling ashamed. I'm done worrying about the space I take up. I'm done feeling like I need to justify myself to the people I love.
I'm ready to continue becoming me…
Alternative means of donating (to avoid GoFundMe's ~fee)
include:
PayPal - @Susanalex635
Revolut -@forest0602
*** As a note, any reimbursement from my insurance will be redistributed to transition funds for other trans folks as teamwork make the dream work.
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Forest Eloghosa
Organizer