i've decided i hate waking up early...my daily schedule seems to dictate that i get up early...i wake up at 5ish to make sure my oldest is up..then i straighten the house..then 6am my daughter's alarm goes off..and the battle beings for the bathroom...they head out at 6:50...i start the coffee for the husband..get dressed and make up(dont wanna scare any little kids..) wake up the husband..talk about his schedule..most days its a pretty routine schedule..counseling & group counseling, and then throw in either occupational therapy, a medicine monitoring appt,or some other doc appt...in 2 mos i think he's had a doc appt every day..and for the most part i've been trying to make it to almost all, which can be difficult since i have to take time off from work but it'll be ok...
i'll also add a bit of advice for those that are just starting the process of helping your soldier get a handle on ptsd...make sure you keep all documents...get a copy of medical records...every month we request all my husbands new records(both written and computer)..and be prepared to fight everyone to get the help you both will need...i've heard some mean comments about my husband..everything from he's "faking"..that "he needs to grow up and face life"..to "he's trying to get out of deployments" as much as i want to deck the people that say these things i just let their ignorant comments roll off because i know he's not faking, he is an adult and if he had to deploy again he would...someday people will understand that while you cant see the wounds of a soldier with ptsd they have wounds...
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