The birth of a handicapped son changes a family forever. Desperation and frustration mixed with insane hilarity give way to joy after a miracle operation.
The labor was long and the birth was caesarean…and six months later it all came home to roost when their first son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and temporal lobe epilepsy. Thus begins a journey of discovery for a young couple as they struggle to raise a child with special needs. It is told from the father’s viewpoint and relates the times of abject terror, total frustration, loneliness and despair when no one seems to understand. It also chronicles the times of almost slapstick comedy and absurdity that became ‘normal’ and brought everyone to tears and laughter…sometimes all at once. The story follows the day-by-day growth of an extraordinary person from an infant to an adult and the havoc he wreaks on a family. In the end, love and a determination to never give up lead to a life-changing operation, which will give hope to everyone who has or knows someone in similar circumstances.