by Bret Baier
First published 2014
Bret Baier thought he knew how to handle breaking news until his son Paul was born with a serious heart condition. The Fox News Channel anchor finds himself navigating hospital corridors instead of newsrooms as Paul faces multiple surgeries and medical crises. Baier applies his reporter instincts to understand his son's complex diagnosis while supporting his wife Amy through each frightening procedure. The family learns to celebrate small victories between setbacks as Paul grows stronger despite his fragile heart. Through sleepless nights in pediatric intensive care units and moments of unexpected joy, Baier discovers that the most important stories happen far from television cameras. This account reveals how a family builds resilience when medical challenges test everything they thought they knew about strength and hope.
Genres: family-life, medical, biography-memoir, health
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, real-life-story
304 pages · Hardcover · Center Street
Content warnings: medical-trauma