M. A. Appleby

I am a National Award Winning Author of a gold and silver medal (President's Book Awards) and a 1st Place Winner in category Autobiography/Biography from the Christian Author Awards, Fall 2017 for RAISING DAVID AGAIN!

My first books, A Whisper of a Mystery Trilogy, was inspired by our true life-changing event that evolved into a compelling story of a family who struggles with what happens in the 'blink of an eye'. I equate the time we spent after my son suffered a traumatic brain injury to being in a dream-like state, much like a slow-motion movie. As time went on, we thought we would all wake up from the nightmare and our lives would go back to 'normal' but that didn't happen. The concept for A Whisper of a Mystery Trilogy has actually drifted around in my head for nearly 35 years. It only flowed out after the idea came to incorporate my son's journey of recovery into the story.

The original purpose of the journal I started the day of my son's accident, was to impart information to survivors and caregivers as a way to help them on their journey.That journal became the impetus to write The Ancient Whisper, Whispered Dreams, and The Journey of a Thousand Steps.

When the trilogy was completed, I wrote RAISING DAVID AGAIN. This is David's story and how our family copes with this condition. Included are other amazing stories of survival after brain injury, the 10 Keys to Recovery, and the resources section called: Brain Injury Tool Kit.

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