About the BookAt times hilarious, at times heart-wrenching; full of wit and wisdom, Danny Boy is a must-read for anyone struggling to care for a special needs child.
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Prologue
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"I was not quite eight years old when Danny was born. Even at that young age I can remember the exact moment I knew my life, my family’s lives, everything we had known up to that point had changed forever.
It was evening in early summer. I walked to my parents’ bedroom at the end of the upstairs hallway wearing a soft summer nightgown and lurked silently, just inside the doorway. Mom and Dad stood side-by-side, arms around each other with their backs to me, looking down on their newborn son as he lay under the bilirubin lights in his crib. I don’t remember any words being spoken—only that I think mom was crying. Or maybe the baby was. What I do remember as the scene was forever stamped on my consciousness was that I knew something was wrong. Maybe not even wrong. Just different. This baby was different. And somehow, I knew that nothing would ever be the same again. And it never has been." |
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Some of our "Danny stories" are so ridiculous, even my kids have asked, "Did that really happen?"
Yep. It's all true.
Sam & Danny
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We call this one "Yarrrrggg, Matey"! (Also, "Andy of the Floating Head")
Dan and his beloved keyboard.
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