| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 321 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Greene, Mary Evelyn, 1965-
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Children of prenatal alcohol abuse -- Biography.
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Adoptees -- United States -- Biography.
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Adopted children -- United States -- Biography.
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders -- Patients -- Family relationships.
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Orphans -- Russia -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781597092623 alkaline paper |
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1597092622 alkaline paper |
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