No matter how much I enjoyed parenthood, I found myself having to accept its fundamental truth: that nothing ever turns out quite as you\'d expect.
Like them, this book is a vivid reminder of what it means to be human--a miraculous, inexplicable gift, however fleeting..
Our children have a special ability to reveal the goodness in the world--their eyes a window to a life full of wonder.
More Than We Expected is a story of finding strength in the most unexpected places.
Instead, this memoir offers valuable lessons about the privilege of parenthood and the practice of medicine: the mysterious ways in which the body forms and grows, giving life; how we find the faith to live with our decisions, even if the consequences are beyond our control; and a family\'s extraordinary capacity--when something goes wrong--to compensate and heal.
Despite these difficult circumstances, More Than We Expected is not a tragedy.
It was a journey that most parents would hope to avoid: a son born with a congenital heart defect, a fateful decision to take a family trip abroad, and an emergency hospitalization that left them stranded on the other side of the world with no obvious way home.
No matter how much I enjoyed parenthood, I found myself having to accept its fundamental truth: that nothing ever turns out quite as you\'d expect
