That she has.

I would have been surprised to have been the first or only one. Oh, and yay!!!

The rest of the thesis is pretty dry (unless you LIKE lidar studies of tsunami inundation ruggedness), but I wanted to make sure you saw that.

Achieving my Master's was amazing. Doing it as my true, REAL self was a gift I didn't dare hope for. But I did, and you helped. Thank you.

I started my retransition at 57. It's never too late.

But I did it. And shortly I talk to people at University of Victoria about a possible PhD candidacy.

As I said in my thesis, you helped show me that door could still be opened, it wasn't too late. I literally wouldn't be the woman I am today without your help.

Thank you.

Starting graduate school and one's retransition at the same time is a special kind of insanity. Defending one's thesis 16 days after phase one of FFS (and on TDOR, which didn't escape me, since I asked those who had their journeys cut short to stand with me at my defense), was just one more thing.

So we're almost there.....but I am NOT out of the woods yet, and still need help!!

So good news.
HOWEVER. This means my time at CWU and Ellensburg is coming to an end, and I will need help in moving. I need to be out the student apartment no later than December 18th, and will be needing to rent a truck and storage space to bring many of my belongings back to the Seattle Area.

May those of my sisters, brothers, and siblings who were taken from us before they could complete their educational journeys, stand with me today as I take one of the final steps upon this phase of my journey. May their voices speak through mine, and may my accomplishments ease their spirits.

Been FINALLY listening to the podcast while I work on my thesis. Up to episode seven.

Glad you did too. It's so wonderful when you find your real self, isn't it?

I've commented it's really good at installing "auntbea.exe" into the transgirl brain.

And yeah, I did the exact same thing when I first read it as well