"Introduction and Readers' Guide copyright 2013 by Nancy Pearl"--Title page verso.

Toddlers decorate their holiday surroundings with candy canes.

A young couple's dreams are dashed when they discover that their newborn son is severely handicapped. Yet, this is just the start of an unexpected and exciting adventure. Those who begin reading Nancy and David Norris's reflections in "Sweet Pain", embark on an emotional roller coaster ride that brings them from a box of Kleenex to side-splitting laughter. Once you start the book, you can't put it down.