My Legacy: Before the Name

By Robinn Cato

My Legacy - Before the Name by Robinn Cato is a testimony of survival, written with clarity, raw emotion and lyrical grace.

When the body begins to fade and the answers are slow to come, Robinn captures the internal chaos and quiet strength it takes to hold on to everyday life, to identity, hope and life itself.

With poetic sharpness and pure honesty, the story reveals what it means to face a life-changing diagnosis, not as an ending, but as a time for clarity.

The story is not just a story of illness, it's a tribute to resilience, self-trust, and the art of becoming whole when everything falls apart. It questions the norms and power structures encountered in the midst of illness and diagnostic chaos.

The author is a non-binary lgbtq- and disability rights activist. They write with raw honesty and poetic clarity. Rooted in personal experience, their work explores the emotional terrain of identity, embodiment, and resilience - including the balance between accepting and managing a changing body, while resisting letting illness define the self.

With a voice that is both vulnerable and sharp, Robinn invites into intimate reflections that stretch across time. On their way into the unknown.

Before the Name is the first book in the My Legacy memoir series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9199057816
• ISBN13: 9789199057811
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Emmerentia Stories
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"