From childhood to the present, the author of The Black Sheep: The Autobiography of a Paraplegic details the events leading towards his motorbike accident that resulted in his becoming a paraplegic, how his life dramatically changed and how he has dealt with it ever since.

Being the Black Sheep in his family the author is always fighting his father for the right to live his life his own way. He also encounters the same battle when admitted to various hospitals to help him recover from his accident and deal with the new situation he finds himself in.