Patrick's Home Run

New home, new school, new neighborhood...now what? How could Patrick's mom be leaving? Patrick cannot understand it.Duty. Commitment. Patriotism. Sacrifice.People keep trying to explain these things to him, but all Patrick knows is that Mom is going to a far-away country and he doesn't know when she'll be back. What is he going to do without her? Patrick's Home Run is the poignant story of a young boy's struggle to cope with his mom's deployment and how he learns to unload his 'worries' using a special technique his dad teaches him. With Patrick's Home Run, Dr. Elizabeth McCarthy takes the reader on the compelling journey of a child's triumph over adversity. The story of Patrick and his family will be enjoyed not only by military families, but schoolchildren of all backgrounds who can relate to his concerns. Parents will find a creative, fun, and unique way to help their children talk about and deal with the unspoken anxieties that plague our growing generation. Patrick's Home Run is the first in a series of children's books that Dr. McCarthy is writing to help children understand their parents' serving overseas and returning with medical and psychological challenges, both visible and invisible, as record numbers of America's military return 'home safe.' The author is donating 100% of the proceeds from this book to the USO.