num_pages: 296
description: When Rain Hurts is the story of one mothers 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 normno 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.
language: English
title: When Rain Hurts: An Adoptive Mother's Journey with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: An Adoptive Mother's Journey with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
publisher: Red Hen Press