ivoryphills Um... I might not be Ellen, but I might have some suggestions: -Do some extra temporary handiwork (like art commissions if you're good at drawing/designing or housework like lawn mowing and stuff) to save some extra money for surgery or quick "features" (like padded bras and stuff) until you can afford surgery. -The above suggestion, except instead of going to surgery here in the US, go to Sweden or Denmark, sign up as a citizen, and in a few months, you'll be able to have the free healthcare you need to go into transitional operation and become physically a woman.\ -Identify as a woman, okay? You feel like a woman, congrats, you're a woman; you don't have to keep calling yourself male/man. In fact, doing so makes you feel worse about your identity. -If you can't get into pharmaceutical hormone pills (like estrogen, which I think you need for transitioning), you can Google foods that have the hormones you need; I believe yams are known to have estrogen. -Get as much support as you can, okay? I know a person who is trans that I think you can talk to: http://im-secretly-javert.tumblr.com he's female-to-male trans and knows a lot about this stuff, much more than I do since I'm only cisgender. With my identity being said, as a cisgender, my advice aren't as clear as transgender people, so it's up to you to disregard all of this or take into consideration.

caseydurrett Thank you so much you have great advise

prcoqui Hi Ellen: My name is Joan Lopez and I live in Rockdale, Texas. I'm 62 years old confine to wheel chair. I'm veteran plus work at Veterans Hospital for approx. 28 years. I have 3 adults kids which really are not close to me because handicap. I recently acquire power wheel chair that still owe $3000. I'm marry and my husband work but we hardly meet our need. It been sometime that we sacrifice medicine in other to buy food and we buy food we cannot get medicine. I no longer go to any doctor or hospital because we have no money. I use to leave in Florida and during my divorce of my first husband that was abuser my middle daughter set my house in fire and I lost the house and got sick to point that was put I disability. I'm trying study now to see if can work. I will thank you for all he gifts you give in the live program.; desire so much to meet you but I cannot.. I need help to get a van that I can get power chair inside the van. We have van 2006 but the power wheel chair do not fit inside I do not go anywhere because I cannot take with me the chair. It been more than 6 years that I do not go anywhere. I humble write this request and praying that God hear my petition. I watch you show daily and no more would make me more happy than a call from you. Thanks in advance. God bless you. JoanLopez 512-994-8761 1501 East Belton Ave Rockdale, Texas 76567