Top Surgery for Scout

Kia ora all!

Thanks heeeeaps for your donations so far, I appreciate every dollar donated. We're sitting at $345 right now, which is incredible! We just have to keep the momentum going.

I had an endocrinologist appointment today, and I asked her what options I /do/ have for publicly funded surgery. She told me that there's actually a working group at the Southern District Health Board who met today about what sorts of gender affirming surgeries they can provide in Dunedin! She thinks I could very easily get top surgery here, I'm a little hesitant because of the wait time.

So that's where I'm at right now. I'm going to keep this fundraiser open, because obviously there'll be the time that I won't be able to work, etc, but there is also still the likelihood that I will have to travel overseas.

A few people have inquired with Givealittle, I guess about the legitimacy of this fundraising campaign? Apparently my surgery has "already been funded" by someone else. As my page has said for several weeks now, that's not the case! A friend is getting a loan for his top surgery, and is able to get enough to cover mine too. Obviously I don't want to saddle him with $10k in debt or whatever on my behalf, so this fundraiser will help pay off that loan. That loan is how we get our surgeries done before gender dysphoria has any further negative effect on our mental health!

Again, thank you for the support in this campaign. It's a relief to know so many people care, and again, I appreciate every dollar donated.

Thank you,

Scout