Page 8 - Depth of the Heart

But, fate had a different plan for Gary and me. We were together only seven months when he tragically died. I was devastated. Everything came crashing down. I remember taking all the money I had saved, which wasn’t much, but it was enough to send the family seven dozen white roses. After I sent the roses I returned to my room to end this unwanted life. When I came out of my coma, three days later, Mother was there. She finally realized how desperate I was with this life given to me. My life ended and it began again. With the help of my mother, I returned to North Carolina. I abandoned my plan to change my sex. I accepted my sexuality and walked onto the battlefield to fight for my right to be.
During this time I began working as a graphic artist for a printing company, but it was not the kind of art I wanted to do. Out of my frustration, I joined the military and was trained to be a medical technologist. I was eventually sent to Bethesda Naval Hospital to work in microbiology. I remained in the general Washington D.C. area ever since.
I had to put my art on hold to pursue this new beginning.