About the book

This is the story about a dad and his son, Aidan, a young boy born with a unique brain structure. Aidan would never walk, talk, or see, but this child brings a great to deal to his family and the community where they live.

Erin's Review

I only have so much patience for long mystical and religious writings. I’m not an abstract kind of gal. I’ll admit there’s a few sections I glossed over when Sam’s Tao inspired musings got a bit much. But this is a wonderful story by a father with a severely disabled son, Aidan. Aidan’s ability to interact with the world is severely affected by an undiagnosed brain condition. His father Sam finds comfort in the Taoist Chinese philosophy that he teaches and writes about. Sam makes huge sacrifices in his career as his son’s disabilities become more apparent. There is a real sense of both tragedy and hope in this book.

This father’s grief is honest and apparent, but so is his love for Aidan and his ability to find the wisdom in his family’s experience. I think Sam found the irony in how Aidan’s health prevented him from study in China that he had long anticipated, and yet it is Aidan that gifts Sam with fuller understanding of ancient Chinese philosophy. This is a good book. I made Rob read it too. There are not enough books out there by dads of kids with disabilities, and this is a good one.
- Erin