Pelle’s top surgery fund 🏳️‍⚧️

$5,575 of $29,500 goal
Given by 28 generous donors in 2 years

Funding towards top surgery (gender affirming chest surgery).

Wellington

I have finally decided to set up this funding campaign to help me save for top surgery, which is something I’ve wanted to do for myself for years.

Due to the very, very long waitlists for gender affirming surgeries, I have decided to get it done privately, as it will vastly improve my quality of life (especially as a swimmer!).

I am incredibly grateful for any and all help I can get, to taking this huge step towards finally living life as my true self.

Much love!

Use of funds

The money will be going towards paying for my top surgery. Any extra funds will be donated to Gender Minorities Aotearoa.

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Latest update

Updates!  25 January 2023

Hello, you wonderful wonderful people!

Firstly, thank you all SO so much for your contribution to my surgery fund. Words cannot describe how grateful I am for your help. Especially in the current climate, where transgender people are met with an increased level of scepticism, discrimination and hatred. Trans people are valid and worthy of care, and you are all helping prove that fact by supporting someone's medical transition. This means so much to me, and is hugely uplifting in these frightening times. And, of course, on a personal level, I am immensely thankful for your contributions, as it will allow me to finally live my life to the fullest.

The page was closed for a while, but I am reopening it today, as I had accidentally set the end-date earlier than I'd meant to.

Since starting this page, I have had my first consultation with my surgeon and now have a tentative surgery date, which will be in June this year (2023)! Yay!

This is incredibly exciting, as it feels like I can finally *see* this immensely life-changing thing happening. It's been a very, very long and difficult journey, and it is finally coming to an end.

My consult also came with an estimate, which is slightly higher than what I had calculated myself. I have therefore increased my goal to reflect this.

Thank you all again so much for your help and love, I am truly grateful beyond words.

All my love,

Pelle

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This campaign started on 8 Nov 2021 and ended on 26 Dec 2023.