I met Alison Essex on a Transliving Eastbourne weekend. She has given me a new life. She makes me feel myself and brings me out of my shell. Alison has shown me the way to go and how to be happy. I feel a person like Alison has made me feel the real me.
It took me a long time to get where I am today. It has been a hard fight with the Doctor. The Transliving team have been good to me and a great help - Alison, Stacy, Shane, Mandy. I am sorting my life out with people who support me, like Mencap, Transliving, Hertfordshire People First, and POHWER.
I was not happy for the first 46 years of my life. I have been happy over the last 8 years but extra happy over the last 3. 2016 is my better year so far because I look more like a woman now if you look closely at me. Some people still want me to change my mind but I’m not changing for anyone. You have to see me for who I am now, like my family for one, and make up your mind one way or the other whether you approve.