After some time, recovered through the initial shock, at the urging of good friends and while using approval of her family, Joy made the decision to write a publication about her effort, frequently tough but from time to time humorous, to come to terms with her husband's selection and to recover her life. The book outlines the couple's lives just before Christopher's diagnosis of gender dysphoria, the medical issue through which the gender on the brain doesn't match that with the physical body. The author then recounts the emotional troubles that faced them both, before, throughout and soon after Christopher/Christine's modify of gender. However, the guide was written inside the hope of offering some encouragement and comfort to others subjected to some similar trauma and also to dispel the myths and misunderstanding surrounding the condition.