Well, I just got back from seeing my family doctor, and things are finally moving forward again. He'd been waiting for the results of my bloodwork, and with that now arrived, he faxed everything to the gender specialist, and I go on to the next step, trying to lose the weight.

He's sent information to a medically supervised program, and when they get back to me, I can really get going on it. Not going to be easy, because he wants me to lose around 50 pounds, but with determination and perseverance, I can make it.

Meanwhile, I go on the waiting list, and sometime in the next two years I should expect a call from the clinic in Montreal saying to come east and meet the surgical team.

It wont be the end of my journey, even after I heal from the surgery I'll still have a lot of work to do on other fronts, but it would be very nice to have that problem sorted at last.

And I wouldn't have made it nearly this far without the amazing support of "Team Dorothy", so give yourselves a pat on the back from me.

Happy tears are okay, right?