While reading about author's plane ride with his son, I was reminded of a
time in the line at the airport security check. A quiet teenager had a
comfort toy with her and a Dad. Reading all the stories and poems, I was
reminded of all the books I read so far on disabilities - parents
rejoicing when their disabled kids can do something thought impossible
until then, parents finding them in their children's shoes and
understanding their own disabilities, how some health conditions bar a
normal life, parents inspired by their kids.
This collection too has stories from father's POV, appreciation of present fathers.
The
Prosthetics Fitting Suite poem by Sam Smith poem captures a moment in
life, when we come to realisations of huge consequence.
The most
popular book about a disabled person is that of Hellen Keller. While
there is a mystery element of how is a broken communication channel made
up for, I have always read stories about how people overcome their
disability and do wonderful feats like Erik Weihenmayer climbing Everest
and later helping a team of blind children from Nepal do similar
things. Parents and caregivers take upon systems to give their child the
best care possible. Debunking the mom as primary caregiver of a
disabled child, this book appreciated the Dads.
