Facing the Wind: A True Story of Tragedy and Reconciliation Julie Salamon(2001)Robert and Mary Rowes second child, Christopher, was born with severe neurological and visual impairments. For many years, the Rowes courageous response to adversity set an example for a group of Brooklyn mothers who met to discuss the challenges of raising children with birth defects. Then Bob Rowes pressures professional and personal took their toll, and he fell into depression and, ultimately delusion. And one day he took a baseball bat and killed