Mike Penner, Christine Daniels: A Tragic Love Story
The L.A. Times sports journalist lived most of his life wanting to be a woman. He discovered too late that he wanted his wife even more
By Steve Friess Thursday, Aug 19 2010
http://www.laweekly.com/2010-08-19/news/mike-penner-christine-daniels-a-tragic-love-story/"Do you know what today was supposed to be?" Daniels asked her doting friend, Amy LeCoe.
"What was today supposed to be?" LeCoe responded.
"It's the day I was supposed to have my surgery."
"How do you feel about that?"
Daniels grew even quieter, LeCoe recalls.
"Don't tell anybody," Daniels said. "But I don't feel like I'm going to be Christine anymore. I feel like pulling the plug."
