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When Rain Hurts: An Adoptive Mother's Journey with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Narrated by: Mary Beth Garber
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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When Rain Hurts: An Adoptive Mother's Journey with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Publisher's Summary
When Rain Hurts is the story of one mother’s quest to find a magical path of healing and forgiveness for her son, a boy so damaged by the double whammy of prenatal alcohol abuse and the stark rigors of Russian orphanage life that he was feral by the time of his adoption at age three. Bizarre behaviors, irrational thoughts, and dangerous preoccupations were the norm - no amount of love, it turns out, can untangle the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome.
More people are coping with and caring for those affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders than individuals living with autism, but because there is a stigma associated with this preventable, devastating birth defect, it is a pandemic of disability and tragedy that remains underreported and underexplored. When Rain Hurts puts an unapologetic face to living and coping with this tragedy while doggedly searching for a more hopeful outcome for one beautiful, innocent, but damaged little boy.
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- Michael H
- 04-10-2020
Honest, raw and will be really helpful for many
Many parents reading this will think, finally someone gets it.
The book is advertised as a book about FASD, their son Peter has far more than this. Most children with FASD will not be there severe, but the book will be a helpful guide to many none the less.
When Rain Hurts honestly shows the challenges of raising a child with severe behavioral difficulties.
The book shows the need for the involvement of multiple professionals and ultimately ends with their son making great progress.
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- katrina
- 09-06-2020
required reading for all parents.
The authors story is raw and brutally honest, but not for shock value or the readers reaction. It's a warts and all memoir showing the true face of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and the hidden issues with cross-culture adoption that are skimmed over by those desperate to be parents, and those eager to take financial. The authors outstanding and almost animalistic protective love for her children and husband are a stark reminder of the power that love can give our determination and resolve to get the help needed, even in places we don't like.
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