Natalie Kitroeff

And she was like, absolutely.

And I was like, what?

Like, it's just out there?

And she's like, yes.

Like, you'll find that everywhere here.

And I thought, this is – it's truly unreal.

And so we came home and told Allie about that and said, I think this is what it could be like.

And –

Like, her therapist and I had a conversation because we thought she wants to stay because she wants to fight, but I don't think she understands, like, it's too far gone.

Like, we got to keep her safe.

And so that was a hard conversation.

But when we started, like, painting the picture of her of what life could look like, and these spaces where, like, there's a pride flag outside of a hospital, and there's, like, bathrooms that say you can come, like...

Like, there's a government that'll support you.

I just think none of us realized that was a possibility.

And so she started getting excited and was like, okay.

New York City was out of the question for them.

Too expensive.

But they'd heard about a school in Connecticut that could be a good fit for Allie.

So they reached out.

They were just like, we will protect your child.