From the Seeds of Sadness: A MEMOIR BY GEMMA M. GEISMAN
Gemma Geisman grew up in northern Maine, the twelfth of thirteen children. After graduation, she moved to Connecticut where she met her husband, Dick. After his discharge from the navy, they moved to Ohio where they planned to raise a family and pursue the American dream. Their dream became a nightmare when Mike, the second of their four children, was born with a catastrophic bone disorder. Wanting to share their story, Gemma took writing courses and became published. Her long career as founder/director/writer/editor for the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation (OIF,Inc.) was spawned by an article she published in Redbook.