Tag: chronic illness

A still image of Finn, shirtless, 11 years post-top surgery, smiling confidently. Text beside the image reads '11 Years Post-Top Surgery: Reflections on Gratitude and Growth.

I am now 11 years post top surgery. It has been 11 glorious years with my chest. Most men go through life without giving much thought to their chests, but as a transgender man, I think about mine almost every day. Unlike in the past, when my thoughts were consumed by the pain of gender dysphoria, they are now filled with gratitude. I hadn’t realized how much pain I was in until it was gone. It’s only in the absence of pain that I can truly understand how unbearable it was before. Perhaps that’s why gratitude will always be a part of me.

Chronic Illness Acceptance -Mastering Being Sick

By Finlay Games

In Chronic Illness

A man is lying n bad with an eye mask wrapped around his head and smiling. The text over the image reads, mastering being long term sick

It’s been a long time since I have written anything for my blog. It’s all a bit of a mess over here and in need of a refresh! I really would like to be writing here again. To do that, I need first to write an update, to bring you up to speed on where I’m at in terms of my chronic illness. Where I am at is an interesting place. I’ve reached a level of acceptance with my health, where although there is still a sense of loss, there is also a much greater sense of peace. Although it seems like strange terminology to use, I feel like I am finally mastering how to be sick!

"Its Never Too Late To Be Who You Might Have Been"

Tag: chronic illness

11 Years Post Top Surgery: Reflections on Gratitude and Growth

Chronic Illness Acceptance -Mastering Being Sick