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2001
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Now I have just got to get on with life

 
January
Monday 8 15:30 Self help group meeting. 
Saturday 20 Beaumont society meeting.
February
Monday 12 15:30 Self help group meeting.
Saturday 17 Beaumont society meeting.
Saturday 24

Go to see All About Eve and Fairport Convention at the Corn Exchange Cambridge. The gig was fantastic! I met people that I used to work with 22 years ago. They got a bit of a shock. I'm just not the man that I used to be.

March
Friday 3 Family meeting: Sam, Martin and I decide that the best thing will be to transition a soon as is practical. Every one felt that the constant changing of gender roles was doing all our heads in, and causing a great deal of stress.
Saturday 4 Transition day! at last, I have been ready for this for a while but as with any convoy I could only go as fast as as the slowest. 
Monday 12 15:30 Self help group meeting.
Saturday 17 Beaumont society meeting.
Thursday 22 First time on the walking bus wearing a skirt. All the other parents knew but much laughter from the children, still it will be old news soon. I got my diagnosis today at Charring Cross, Dr Brrett is going to write to my Dr about prescribing hormones, at last!
April
Monday 9 15:00 Self help group meeting. 
Tuesday 10 See Dr as letter from Charring Cross has arrived.  Prescribed Ethinyloestradiol 50 micrograms and a battery of blood tests.
Wednesday 11 Get Hormones from chemist, not much demand for them! can't take them yet coz I have a fasting blood test to do Thursday morning.
Thursday 12 Yippee I have started hormones at last. I've got a big bruise from the blood test.
Saturday 20 Go to see All About Eve at The Maltings Theatre in St Albans.
May
Monday 14 15:30 Self help group meeting.
Sunday 20 My Birthday. I've had a bit of success today! I've just picked up a 20 inch monitor for a fiver! All that was wrong with it was that the fuse has blown!
Sunday 27 I've just got a colour laser printer
June
Monday 11 15:30 Self help group meeting.
Saturday 16 Party at Great Shelford, My friend Shek's 40th birthday. Great fun meeting people who I haven't seen for 17 years. Most said not the Malk with the KEEF is Innocent badge, No, you used to be really skinny. Well I'm not the man I used to be, am I.
Saturday 30 Nearly 3 months into hormones.
Effects: Nipples swollen and sore, nuts shrinking, the gristle has gone to sleep even nocturnally.
I feel great but i get tired more easily and I am sleeping more, I have lost half a stone, not put it on. I am starting to loose muscle tone.
July
Monday 2 16:00 Speech therapy assessment at CHX with Christella
Wednesday 4 Dr and 3 month blood test. No bruise this time.
Monday 9 Self help group meeting. 
Monday 23 16:00 Speech therapy at CHX with Christella
August
Monday 13 15:00 Speech therapy at CHX with Christella

16:00 Self Help Group

Saturday 18 Beaumont society meeting.
September
Monday 10 15:00 Speech therapy at CHX with Christella

16:00 Self Help Group

October
Monday 8 
14:30 Speech therapy at CHX with Christella

15:30 Self Help Group

Its a big day for a friend T Its her new birthday!

Saturday 20 Beaumont society meeting.

Dr and 3 month blood test. Weight down cholesterol down blood pressure down. Yippee

November
Monday 12 14:30 Speech therapy at CHX with Christella

15:30 Self Help Group

Saturday 17 Beaumont society meeting.
Monday 26 14:00 Speech therapy at CHX with Christella
December
Monday 10 15:30 Self Help Group
Saturday  15 Beaumont society meeting.
Monday 31 New year at Janett's