Publisher's Synopsis
Some quotes from Dreamy Morning: -Suddenly, and in the presence of two strangers, I realized just how alone I really was. Somehow, I held off tears, as I simply said, -I have no one.- -Sure, there had been moments in time over the years when I was not crossdressing. Those wonderful moments of contentment, of being me. But they had always come with a price. The constant fear of being caught. Isn't it ironic? The fear of being caught being yourself!- -I could see the 9mm sitting next to me. I SCREAMED!- -And all of those years and decades that were thrown away, are gone. Gone forever. Lost in millions upon millions of tears. Lost in a heart broken into more pieces than can ever begin to be restored.- -I finally this morning, looked in the mirror and said, -God loves you, Jesus loves you, and I love you. What more do you need?- I wiped away the tears, and I will make this a good day!- -Now, just imagine, being born a boy, everyone you have ever known or met, thinks you are a man. But, deep down inside, you know different. You know you are a girl, a woman. You have always known. And you want to be that woman. You want to live and breath in all that life has to offer you, as that woman. But, what will it do to your present life? You have got to be willing to leave your present life behind, and take a chance, on an all new life. A life as the real You!- Dreamy Morning is the true life story of Alana Joy. Born Gregory Satchwill, it is her story of growing up with Gender Dysphoria, and knowing as a small child, that she was different, and was drawn to girl things more than boy things. The misery of a young child having to -hold it- all day at school, because of his fear of school restrooms. Greg's discovery of sex change surgery as a young teenager, and knowing immediately he needed the surgery. His outdoor adventures while growing up, and of fighting forest fires, and other adventures. His long battle with alcohol and drugs, and of finally leaving them behind. Greg's long battle with Lyme disease, and his search for answers, as to who and what he was. It is a story of loneliness, and desperation. And an ongoing battle with self denial. Then finally, at age 58, Greg comes out for the first time, as Alana, and starts her transition to become the woman of her dreams. She chronicles her roller coaster emotions, the euphoria and the depression, which accompany her transition. Then, after more than four decades of knowing she had to have sexual reassignment surgery, she finally becomes a whole woman, 10,000 miles from home, in Thailand. But it doesn't end there, as there is still everyday life, and even more roller coaster emotions to deal with. Alana Joy