dana perino was accompanying the former president as he visited wounded soldiers and their families at the walter reed hospital in washington , d.c. perino said these regular visits were usually filled with joy , but this particular meeting was one of the exceptions , she wrote in her new book and the good news is : lessons and advice from the bright side .
` the mom was beside herself with grief .
she yelled at the president , wanting to know why it was her child and not his who lay in that hospital bed for seven years .