Memoir...

Lately I’ve been thinking of turning my blog about Christopher’s accident and Brain Injury into a Memoir and joined a Teleseminar via NAMW (National Association of Memoir Writers) this morning. My head was spinning by the end of the seminar and I found myself at my blog (leackerman.blogspot.com), reading the words I had written almost 3 years ago. As I read the entry titled, Christopher’s Rehab/Recovery 5, May 7, 2010”, I couldn’t help but laugh through my tears. Chris was only a week out of his coma and was still very confused and frustrated about all that had and was continuing to transpire. Here’s the verbal exchange that ensued that day…

Chris: "You don't love me. If you loved me you'd take me home. I HATE this hospital. I'm not hungry. I WAS going to eat at home but’ NO’… I'm not GOING home. I'm hot. This hospital is STUPID. I HATE it here. Why can't I just go home? Why doesn't this STUPID hospital just let me go home?"

Laura: "I'm tired of you calling this hospital 'stupid' because THIS hospital is the reason you're still ALIVE".

Chris: "FINE... Why doesn't THIS hospital just let me go home?"

Some of the topics that were discussed during the seminar were “Who is your audience?” and “What message do you intend to convey?” As I read the verbal exchange between Christopher and I that day (and on many other blog posts that I had written), I found myself wondering what category MY memoir would fit into. Would it be a tragedy? A success-story? A heart-breaker? An inspiration? Perhaps a mix of all; but I also think it would somehow fit into the category of comedy! Oh, how very thankful I am that we are on the other side of that mountain. Now about that Memoir…