The Future is Finally in My Hands (Patch Day!)

​Look what I finally picked up today!!

​It’s been a few days since I walked out of the endocrinologist’s office with a promise and a prescription, but today, it became a physical reality. I finally made the trip to the pharmacy, and the estrogen patches are officially in my hands.

​Sitting in the car looking down at this little box of patches, it’s hard to wrap my head around just how much weight it holds. To the rest of the world, it’s just a standard pharmacy pickup. But to me? It’s the key to the rest of my life. It’s the physical manifestation of 41 years of waiting, hiding, and surviving, finally transforming into living.

​Over the last couple of weeks on my blockers, I’ve felt the old machinery grinding to a halt. The noise in my head has quieted down, leaving this beautiful, empty space waiting to be filled. And starting today, I get to introduce the spark. I get to apply that first patch and let the real me, Serenity, finally step fully into the sun.

​There were so many times in my life when I thought this day would never come. I thought the cage was permanent. But looking at this box, knowing that I have my beautiful partner Gabi, my friends, and all of you supporting me... I know that the hardest goodbyes are behind me. Now, it’s nothing but hellos.

​Here is to Day 1 of the real journey. The lock is officially broken. 🩷🤍🩵