Healing for parents of disabled children and enlightening for health professionals, educators, and the world, this poem reveals the vast emotional terrain that the parent of a special child must traverse, often in silence, and uncovers a place of endless light and hope that can be found when one is forced to explore beyond the tangible and see the soul.

"Daniela Vance's triumphant song of praise to her son Matthew celebrates with heartwrenching honesty the joys and sorrows of his first year of life. This lovely poem is an enduring gift to Matthew, to all parents, and most of all, to those who must face the bittersweet challenges of raising a special child."

EILEEN KERNAGHAN,
author of The Snow Queen
and Dance of the Snow Dragon