Her keen observations, emotions, and the sheer resilience of her spirit speak to hidden jewels and ultimate redemption that can be found on the flip side of any "bad thing.'" Lee Woodruff, New York Times bestselling author of In an Instant and Those We Love Most "For anyone who had suddenly been plunged into an alternate world by a phone call, Rawlins's honest and searing account of her family's journey through injury and recovery will ring true for anyone who has had a loved one with a sudden traumatic injury. And that sometimes starting over is exactly what we need. This compelling personal account demonstrates with heart and humor that what we fear can be more debilitating than any physical injury. Learning by Accident is a caregiver's story of ambiguous loss, family love, and emotional healing. Will she ever be able to relate to Hugh again? What will become of their relationship? Their children? Do they recognize each otherliterallyas the people they fell in love with and married decades ago? How can she let go of her fears? And what can she learn from them? She lays awake at night wondering how her marriage will survive. Her joy and trust in the world dissolve into endless anxiety. Then, as he slowly begins to reclaim his life, Rosemary falls apart. She works herself to the point of exhaustion to bring her grievously injured husband-who suffered a traumatic brain injury, necessitating the removal of half his skull-back home and back to himself.
In one heartbeat, a family’s life is changed forever.Īfter her husband, Hugh, is hit by a car while riding his bicycle, Rosemary Rawlins is plunged into twelve months of marathon caregiving, without the promise of a positive outcome. On a sunny spring day, in an ordinary suburban kitchen, the phone rings.
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