Awake from Darkness

Life doesn’t come to us each day packaged with a beautiful bow, perfect and joyous. Sometimes circumstances beyond our control can rock our world, leaving us unprepared to deal with the aftermath. Awake from Darkness is the true story of Tom and Mary Parker, a couple whose life is shattered by a car accident. When Mary wakes up in the hospital with no memory, the man who once held her heart is a stranger. But Tom refuses to let go. Lost in the fog of a brain injury she can’t understand, Tom’s love becomes Mary’s anchor, and they find themselves struggling through the darkest of days on a winding path of rediscovery. As Mary fights to pull herself together, Tom fights to keep their world from falling apart. Fragments of memory whisper in Mary’s mind as they return, and something surprising happens—she begins falling in love with Tom all over again, as if for the very first time. More than a memoir, this story is about the spirit of endurance and the triumph of love. Praise for Awake from Darkness “A moving and inspirational story.” ―Melissa Bourbon, National Bestselling Author “What begins as a nightmare transforms into a love story for the ages. Tom and Mary Parker relate the story of their modern-day miracle as they fight back from Mary’s traumatic brain injury. The reader is led through the agonizing fear of someone awakening with absolutely no memory of her previous life and relationships. Just as heartbreaking is the experience of the husband and caregiver whose wife of years has no recollection of their shared past or feelings of love. This is a story of two Christian souls who reforge their lives and marriage to be even more satisfying than before their tragedy.” —Dr. Richard Martin, MD “Such a heartfelt insight into the secret struggle of a brain injury victim trying to reestablish the connections to a life she once knew. Tom and Mary’s journey to rekindle a forgotten marriage and to establish a new normalcy was enlightening to me as a healthcare advocate. I felt their tangible pain and frustration to navigate through a very “gray” area of science. Certainly a must read!” —Jennie Crousser, RN, BSN