After finishing an human resources degree at night at the University of Richmond, I joined the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UR and signed up for a class called, “In Search of the Perfect Sentence” taught by Jan Tarasovic. I wasn’t trained as a creative writer, even though I’d always loved writing. In 2003 I started shaping my journals into a book - a very bad book. I wanted to convey that in a book and allow others to see and feel what actually went on behind the front door of a family experiencing traumatic brain injury, so perhaps they would know how to support others going through this. In my experience, my fear was worse than reality. I also read many books about brain injury and most of them frightened me beyond belief. I quickly became obsessed with my journal. A nurse suggested I keep a journal because Hugh would not remember much when he woke up. The memoir grew out of a journal I kept in the ICU while my husband was in a coma. Can you talk a little bit about how you got started on the book, and what your process was? QUESTION 1: Your memoir is a moment-by-moment story of your experience coping with your husband Hugh’s traumatic brain injury (TBI) following a cycling accident in 2002. Rosemary shared how she published the book herself at The Writing Show on June 28, 2012. She was interviewed by Elizabeth Rabin, a freelance writer and JRW website contributor, in May 2012.
The couple now live in Richmond, Va., where she works as an inspirational speaker on topics of caregiving and personal leadership. Rosemary Rawlins is the author of Learning By Accident, published in July 2011. The memoir grew out of a journal she kept after her husband, Hugh, sustained a traumatic brain injury. Literary Legacy Society | Leadership Giving.SPRINGBOARD! A Weekend to Jump Start Your Writing.
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