Proud with a Heavy Heart

Have you ever had an experience where you were elated and heartbroken at the same time? Proud, with a heavy heart? I did recently, at a workshop called Chronic Illness and Gender Confirmation Surgery. I’m going to guess that you have not attended a session about this topic. Neither had I until last weekend. This was […]

I Believe You (even though it makes me uncomfortable)

I believe you. I don’t want to be that parent who ignores what you’re going through because it gives me anxiety. I don’t want treatment to be withheld from you because of my own blinders. At the same time, I have worked really hard to not live in a “what if” world. I have spent time in that world and it […]