[Samantha Rogers]

Oh Heather.... I am so sorry for everything you have lost. Omg.....big hugs, Sis.
All too often that is what happens to us, and it just furthers my point about breaking down societal prejudices about trans people. Things just have to change and , albeit slowly, they are. Sadly not quickly enough for you and I. But with luck and grace hopefully you will still find the partner you so richly deserve to share your loving heart with. Hopefully we both will.
Meantime, I guess we will both be in the same boat, alone but finally comfortable in our own skin. And yet .... We are not truly alone. The world is full of girls like us. One estimate says there are as many transgender people as there are red haired people and that is a lot of girls. The online community is our new mainstreet. It's not easy to cuddle up next to, but it does contain a multitude of awesome women all more than willing to be supportive.
We are pioneers, gf! So it can be tough. But we break down walls for others, and make the path more clear and easy for those behind us. Though it hurts a lot sometimes, I am more proud of being trans than of anything I have ever done and humbled to call so many awesome women, yourself included, my friends.
Hugs Big hugs