Help Ariadni get life-saving SRS surgery

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I am a Greek transgender woman living life as a woman in Athens, and I am asking for your help to have my sex reassignment surgery (SRS) this year. My severe body dysphoria and the difficulties and dangers of living as a woman in society with an incongruent body make reassignment surgery a necessity for me.

I started living 24/7 as a woman three years ago, but I have been saving money for SRS for the past five years. Unfortunately the financial crisis in Greece, combined with the fact that the state covers exactly zero of the costs*, makes saving enough for the surgery extremely difficult, especially for someone like myself who lives independtly, without a (mentally or financially) supportive family.

Through the years I have had to accept low paying jobs and tolerate harassment in the workplace in order to save money, yet there are constantly surprise expenses and new problems keeping me from my goal. For reasons beyond my control I lost my job in December and am currently living off state benefits and what savings I have. Finally, I have just discovered that the cost of the procedure has increased 30% since my original interview in 2018, putting transition even further beyond reach.

I’ve been waiting almost half a decade to complete my transition, increasingly with no end in sight. For my safety and wellbeing I feel I need to have surgery this year, before my savings further erode. For me having the wrong genitalia has been a life long source of depression that prohibits me from exploring my body, sexuality and identity in healthy ways. The campaign amount is not the full cost of the surgery but what I need to close the gap.

If you find it in your heart to help me close the gap, I offer my sincere gratitude. It has been hard for me to swallow my pride and ask for help, but I’m at that point. I don’t know what else to do.

From my heart, thank you,

Ariadne

*This includes the surgery itself, hospitalization costs at Thessaloniki, as well as the money I will need to have during the recovery period, which can last up to two months.

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Είμαι τρανς γυναίκα η οποία ζει ανοιχτά ως γυναίκα στην Αθήνα και ζητάω τη βοήθεια σας για να πραγματοποιήσω εγχείρηση επαναπροσδιορισμού φύλου (SRS) φέτος. Η έντονη σωματική δυσφορία μου, καθώς και οι δυσκολίες και κίνδυνοι της ζωής ως γυναίκα με μη τυπικό σώμα καθιστούν το SRS μια αναγκαιότητα για εμένα.

Ζώ ως γυναίκα 24/7 τα τελευταία τρία χρόνια, αλλά έχω ξεκινήσει την προσπάθεια να μαζέψω χρήματα για την εγχείρηση από ακόμη πιο πριν. Δυστυχώς η οικονομική κρίση στην Ελλάδα, σε συνδυασμό με το γεγονός ότι το ελληνικό σύστημα υγείας καλύπτει μηδέν από τα έξοδα της εγχείρησης*, καθιστά τη συγκέντρωση του χρηματικού ποσού εξαιρετικά δύσκολη, ιδιαίτερα για μια ανεξάρτητη γυναίκα, η οποία δεν έχει οικονομική ή και ψυχολογική στήριξη από την οικογένεια της. Έχω αναγκαστεί να δεχθώ δουλειές με χαμηλό μισθό και να ανεχθώ παρενόχληση σε εργασιακούς χώρους για να μαζέψω χρήματα, πάντοτε όμως συμβαίνει κάτι απρόσμενο το οποίο με κρατάει πίσω στον στόχο μου. Επί της παρούσης, για λόγους πέραν του ελέγχου μου, ζω με το επίδομα ανεργίας και οποιαδήποτε αποταμίευση είχα καταφέρει να κάνω προηγουμένως.

Έχω κάνει υπομονή σχεδόν μια δεκαετία για να ολοκληρώσω την μετάβαση μου, συνεχώς δίχως κάποιο τέλος στον ορίζοντα. Για το καλό της ψυχικής μου υγείας έχω ανάγκη να κάνω την εγχείρηση το συντομότερο δυνατόν. Για εμένα το να έχω ένα γενετικό σύστημα το οποίο δεν ταιριάζει με την ταυτότητα φύλου μου είναι πηγή πόνου και μακροχρόνιο εμπόδιο στο να εξερευνήσω με υγιή τρόπο το σώμα, την σεξουαλικότητα αλλά και ταυτότητα μου. Ο στόχος της καμπάνιας δεν είναι το πλήρες κόστος της όλης διαδικασίας αλλά όσα χρήματα μου λείπουν ώστε να μπορέσω να την πραγματοποιήσω.

Αν έχετε τη δυνατότητα και αποφασίσετε να βοηθήσετε σας ευχαριστώ πολύ. Ήταν δύσκολο για εμένα να καταπιώ την υπερηφάνεια μου και να ζητήσω βοήθεια, αλλά έχω φτάσει πλέον στο σημείο που δεν υπάρχει άλλος δρόμος.

Από καρδιάς

Αριάδνη

*Αυτά περιλαμβάνουν τα έξοδα της εγχείρησης και νοσηλείας στη Θεσσαλονίκη, καθώς και τα έξοδα της περιόδου ανάρρωσης, η οποία μπορεί να διαρκέσει μέχρι δύο μήνες.



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  • ARIADNI TZOUNAKOU
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  • Siyar Bulut
  • Posted On Jan 22, 2021
  • "It has been hard for me to swallow my pride and ask for help, but I’m at that point. I don’t know what else to do." Τα μάτια μου γέμισαν όταν διάβασα. Η τιμή μας είναι πάντα μαζί μας. Σου δίνω την επιθυμία της καρδιάς μου. ❤️

  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Sep 07, 2020
€10.00
  • Eugenia K
  • Donated on Sep 06, 2020
  • 😘

€10.00
Sep 15

Surgery Day Update 3

Update posted by ARIADNI TZOUNAKOU at 11:55 am

Aliki here again, with probably the final update for today.She's awake and in her room. Everything went well. Her results should be excellent. She's still got anaesthesia head and just got a shot of morphine, so she's pretty ditzy. Even more than usual. ;-)Love you all. Deepest gratitude for making

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Sep 15

Surgery Day Update 2

Update posted by ARIADNI TZOUNAKOU at 09:03 am

It's Aliki here again. She's in surgery. we'll know more in a few hours.

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Sep 15

Surgery Day

Update posted by ARIADNI TZOUNAKOU at 04:14 am

This is Ariadne’s wife Aliki writing to you on surgery day. We are currently checking in, and surgery will begin in two hours time. I will keep you updated as things progress. Thank you for making this possible.

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Sep 06

Thank you all so much

Update posted by ARIADNI TZOUNAKOU at 09:31 am

We did it! I cannot believe the campaign goal is completed. Thank you for doing this and I promise to keep you updated after the surgery is done. I owe to all of you big time.

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Jul 26

The Latest

Update posted by ARIADNI TZOUNAKOU at 09:13 am

"Dear Mrs. Tzounakou, we have an available date for surgery on September 15. Would that suit your needs?""Why yes, thank you."And so it is arranged. Unless COVID-19 screws us over, mid-September will be my V-Day.Although we are still a little short of the fundraiser's goal, we decided to take the

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Jul 04

51% in a week

Update posted by ARIADNI TZOUNAKOU at 11:34 am

Thank you very much to everyone who donated and/or shared the campaign. That there is a chance of it succeeding is only true because of your help.

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Jun 30

This is overwhelming

Update posted by ARIADNI TZOUNAKOU at 08:21 am

When I started this campaign I intentionally kept my expectations low, so as to not be disappointed, but you have left me astonished. It is just day 4 and one quarter of the needed amount is already covered. With the amount gathered I can pay for the anesthesiologist and for

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Donors & Comments

261 donors
  • Siyar Bulut
  • Posted On Jan 22, 2021
  • "It has been hard for me to swallow my pride and ask for help, but I’m at that point. I don’t know what else to do." Τα μάτια μου γέμισαν όταν διάβασα. Η τιμή μας είναι πάντα μαζί μας. Σου δίνω την επιθυμία της καρδιάς μου. ❤️

  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Sep 07, 2020
€10.00
  • Eugenia K
  • Donated on Sep 06, 2020
  • 😘

€10.00
  • Dimitris Zoitas
  • Donated on Sep 06, 2020
€91.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Sep 05, 2020
  • Go girl!

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  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Sep 05, 2020
€10.00
€20.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Sep 05, 2020
€5.00
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  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Sep 05, 2020
  • I hope this gets you a little closer to your goal! Good luck with your surgery, I'm wishing you a speedy recovery and lots of smiles!

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