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Fascinating...
...simply one of the most fascinating stories I've read. It's not a matter of choice for Clare to continue; only in which manner. Will Clare live as Tom? Probably not, but will Clare continue to live? Absolutely the culmination of a life-time of who she was meant to whomever that is, but with pronouns like she and her, and an 'F' in applications to banks and such. My heart is aching for Suzanne, but I expect also that she's fully prepared for her future, even if I'm not. Thank you, Louise!
Love, Andrea Lena
very interesting
All kinds of possibilities here. Now that it has more or less been determined that Clare is here to stay, these revelations beg a question. If she intends to go through with transition and all that is involved with that, won't she have a bit of explaining to do about how she already has official documents that say female? I'm not familiar with how that works in Australia or the UK.
She just has to go in to a
She just has to go in to a doc with her male ID and ask for treatment - he doesn't need to know about the other identity
Suzanne’s cousin Clare: 21
A most interesting history.
May Your Light Forever Shine
Thank you Louise,
I think 'Drea has said it all for me,but Clare is such a lucky girl.
ALISON
WHAT A GREAT STORY
I am really enjoying this story. I look forward to it each week. Suzanne's Cousin Clare is always my first read. The style, content & writing suit me just fine. Thanks for all your efforts Another Brian
I'm surprised
Given Suzanne's mothers health problems and the probability that heredity would pass the condition on to his daughter that he did not use a trust rather than an annuity. It could have achieved the same result with the forfeiture of the principal.
Great story. Very realistic. I do enjoy reading it. Thanks for sharing.
Great Backstory
Much more complex and quite different than I expected. Thanks for this series. I look forward to the rest.
It's... complicated.
I'd guessed beforehand that Suzanne was born Clare, but what a history! A mother who had the same condition but committed suicide before she lost her mobility; a father who was an acoholic; an encounter with illegal drugs, adopting the identity of a former flatmate...
I'd imagine all the documentation for the medical process would be in Tom's name; of course they'd refer to her as Clare but I don't think there'd be any reason for them to know that Clare had a legal identity. Still, in about 2½ - 3 years time once the gender recognition comes through, Clare will then have a choice of identities: either remaining as Clare Richardson or migrating to Clare (Tom's original surname). Of course, there'd be advantages and disadvantages to either.
As the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only left-handers are in their right mind!
Sheesh
I hope she doesn't get all tangled in such a complicated me!
Vivien
A Misspent Youth
Suzanne was lucky to be able to leave her past behind, although "lucky" is pretty much relative in her case. However, the girl who used to be known as Tom will benefit from her misfortunes.
Now that she has come to terms with her condition "Clare" is going about researching it very methodically. I'm sure she will have little problem establishing her identity.
We Aussies are also getting our revenge, exporting our criminals back to the Old Country!
Joanne
There is one thing Louise!
Doesn't she have to have a Labotomy to become an Aussie?
Or is it the other way around?
A very nice twist in the story and it looks like Clare/Tom may have won the lottery.
Well done!
Wouldn't it be wonderfull if Suzanne recovers after some ground breaking medical discovery. I actually quite like her.
Just a small point we don't have very many body eating animals in the bush as a few murderers have found out, but we do have lots of hungry sharks (some with two legs).
Hugs!
Age is an issue of mind over matter.
If you don't mind, it doesn't matter!
(Mark Twain)
LoL
Rita
A bigger transformation....??
.... than M to F......??
Must be from Brit to Aussie!!!! (reversal being impossible!!)
Tee-hee!!
Ginger xx
I love this story
It's one I have re-read more than once since wandering across it, but somehow Suzanne always "reads" to me a much older than Tom, which is, of course, not the case, as is explicitly set out here.
I suspect it's an effect of both her mentoring role, how much back story detail there is in her life, and the terminal illness and the way she is sensibly preparing for the end. When you are introduced to the character as someone the protagonist meets when the batteries on her wheelchair leave her stranded somewhere, I don't know what you can do to combat that misapprehension, and I suspect the necessary details on the progression of her illness would battle against any attempt to re-emphasize her youth.
BRAVO Louise, Bravo
That explains the deep dark secret of 'Clare'. What imagination ! Very nicely blended with the transformation of 'Tom'.
You have us rooting for Clare's showdown with her father, while accepting the upcoming demise of Suzanne.
Cefin