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<p>Welcome to my new blog! Unlike other blogs I have started, this one is going to be a bit more like a personal life journal. My hope is not only that you enjoy what I have to share from my life, but that you gain some insight into things you may not have otherwise considered.</p>



<p>Some of the things I&#8217;ll be blogging about are my life as a disabled transgender person, a friend and advocate of LGBTQ+ persons who are incarcerated, personal growth lessons, and my journey to rebuilding stability in my life.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">My Starting Point</h2>



<p>As of now, I&#8217;m currently living in a nursing home. My disabilities are such that I need help with a lot of daily things most take for granted. The intention is to get rehabilitated enough to live on my own again, but with the pandemic taking it&#8217;s toll on everyone and everything, I&#8217;m having to do my own thing in order to minimise the worsening of my debilitating conditions.</p>



<p>I have no real income. Loved ones and help me out with covering most of my basic expenses, but I&#8217;m still dependant on earning what I can here and there. Back when most people in the US received stimulus checks, I used some of that money to open up a Roth IRA and two trading cash accounts. I&#8217;ll go more into this in another blog post.</p>



<p>Romantically, I&#8217;m not involved with anyone and I&#8217;m not looking. Since becoming disabled a little over four and a half years ago, I&#8217;ve fallen prey to one abusive situation after another. My goal is to take this time to work on myself so I&#8217;m better equipped mentally and emotionally, have control of my own housing and finances, and reclaim things I wasn&#8217;t able to enjoy when I was in those horrible situations.</p>



<p>Spiritually, I&#8217;m struggling. The pandemic precautions keep people from gathering in order to help control the spread. I&#8217;m sure most people who need a spiritual avenue are strained. Online resources are only as helpful to me as I can access them, which is another obstacle I&#8217;m not always able to work around or bust through.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Can You Relate?</h2>



<p>What has been some of your obstacles and setbacks? Any goals for this upcoming Gregorian calendar year 2021? Comment below or on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/JDGrimmBlog/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and don&#8217;t forget to follow the blog!</p>
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