"Testimonials"

I often get lovely letters expressing how visitors enjoyed there experience and time with me, Permission  has been given to reproduce them,   And personal information has been removed to maintain the Authors confidentiality

Hiyaaa  Fiona, hope you are well,  on this bright n sunny day. Just a quickie really hun,  going to look for hair over my end today,  am hopeful.  I've thought of a thousand words to say,  all about monday, but as it is genuine these two will suffice  -  THANK YOU.   Cayleigh hasn't stopped smiling since leaving,    take care n hello to all,   a truly grateful Cayleigh.

Hey  Fiona,  not got hair yet hun,  but first thing tomorrow, have set my alarm !!!  To be honest  Fiona,  i could have written every frkn word on the planet to thank you, as i felt so so good on monday. That's the first time ive been an insomniac because i was happy !!  Looked at pics tuesday,  honestly   Fiona  i couldn't believe it.  Most of the pics are great,  and their are a lot of them !!  I have printed off one or two you know.  I was pleased to meet you and Kerry,  and others later on,  and even more happy that i was accepted - being a newbie, and treated to one or two extra cups of coffee !!!    Thanks again  Fiona.  I would love to come and do the make-over and photo shoot again,  different outfits of course.  Don't know when your good self will be available hun,  but i may contact you tomorrow to see if you could fit me in friday daytime.  Once again, a big thank you, to  Fiona and housemates,  take care  Fiona, will speak soon.     Cayleigh.

Hiya  Fiona,   good morning to you, hope you are well.  Having coffee now that i have finally retrieved my head from the clouds !!  I felt real comfortable amongst like minded people, and am going to come out socially with you girls soon.  Not got that hair yet, will tell you what happened later, and you can laugh about it.  Fiona  i would like to come down for makeover/photo today if you are available.  I would be able to come at mid-day if that's ok,  get back to me on that.  Best wishes,    Cayleigh.

I just wanted to write and say thank you for such a wonderful afternoon. It definitely ranks as of one of the nicest experiences that I've ever had. I felt welcomed and accepted. And the photographs .... I love them ... I really do ... especially the ones in the party dress. I love the hair ... the make up ... you really have helped me get in touch with myself in a way I didn't know was possible. Thank you ... thank you ... thank you! My whole perspective on some things has shifted. I never ever in my remotest dreams imagined that there could ever be a time when I could be myself, witha group of other people. And now I feel that it is possible. Such a sense of freedom. It was strange driving back ... it almost seemed like I was leaving myself .. Andrea ... behind ... and yet I know that Andrea is me ... and always will be ... and I feel good about that. Tomorrow when my wife gets back I'm hoping that I'll get an opportunity to tell her about things ... and hope that she will be willing to look at the photos ... . and I hope that she'll like them ... or at least not feel too threatened or worried about them. I have a profile on TVChix now .... I hope you like the pictures that I selected. And please, feel free, to add some to your Web site if you would like ... If it's ok with you I'd love to keep in touch. Andrea xxxx

Thanks for all the kind thoughts and feeling that you expressed in your email. You know, I too remember the moment when you hugged me and said hello to Andrea … it was a very special moment of self discovery for me. The first time that I ever really felt that Andrea is me and not just a secret that I have to keep. I’ll never forget the moment that I first looked into the mirror and thinking …. Ohhhh gosh … this is Andrea … this is me … and I like me. There were tears in my eyes also. Yesterday  when my wife got back I did manage to work out a way to tell her where I had been on Sunday. I’m so glad that you suggested that I should think about doing that. She has been really, really understanding. It kind of surprised her … and yet as I explained things as best I could she has been very accepting … willing to try to understand … even though I’m still learning to understand. She’s looked at some of the pictures and managed to not freak out at all … well … not too obviously at any rate. It was interesting in a way … my favourite pictures are the middle set in the short dress. She preferred the first set. When I asked why she said that they weren’t so obviously “sexy”. Thinking about it I like the middle set because they do look kind of sexy. I’ve talked wit hher a fair bit since then … and thank you for the insights and pieces of wisdom that you shared with me. I can see that, as you said, I need to move slowly. A part of me wants to rush out and buy everything all at once. She thinks she will be ok with it … but one step at a time. We’ve talked about makeup .. jewellery … hair … shoes … and I hope that as time passes these new aspects to my life can be accepted by her … she says that given some time to adjust to things it will be possible. I asked if she would like to know my name … but she needs a little more time to get to grips with that. One day though, when she is ready, we’ll talk about it Do you remember mentioning the friend that has a budget for herself? And I think you compared it with golf at one point? My wife said to me that she’s expecting me to need to spend money on clothing and things as time passes … she said that it’s good because maybe it’ll mean I don’t complain so much about how much she spends on her hobbies, That made us both smile. I’m going to try to discover and get in touch with some local T-Girls. She also thinks it would be a good idea as well … I don’t know many people that I socialize with that could handle the concept of Andrea … and I need to meet local people that are ok with me as me. Andrea