Andrew Maciak's story begins in post-war Łódź, Poland, where a butcher's youngest son grew up on cobblestone streets, wooden skis, and movie dreams of Zorro and Shane. In the early 1960s, the family crossed the Atlantic to Newark, New Jersey, and Andrew set about finding his feet in a new country — from Catholic school with Polish nuns who offered little help, to college, a stint as a police officer, and eventually a career as a chiropractor that he built from the ground up. Through a marriage, a divorce, and the deep bond he formed with his son Jeremy, Andrew's life is one of constant reinvention. It closes with his most recent challenge: a stroke that has left him in a wheelchair, but not without plans — for recovery, for a possible new career in psychology, and for making it up the stairs at Christmas to be with his family.