She longs for a child. She finds a son. But nothing prepares her for the fight that comes next.
Pamela Sampson is a journalist chasing stories around the world – until life hands her one that she hadn’t expected. She travels to Guatemala and adopts a baby boy – the one she has long dreamed of. They land in Bangkok, and she resumes her career and new life as a single mother.
Then comes shattering news: Joshua has a rare and devastating heart defect, so complex that only a handful of surgeons in the world have ever tried to repair it. Overnight, her life turns upside down: no longer bylines and visas to exotic destinations – but scans, charts, and hospitals that smell of antiseptic and fear.
The Boy With the Backward Heart is a moving memoir of grit, hope, and a mother’s search for a medical cure for her son.