Knowns, Unknowns, and Hopes of TBI

Nothing is more uncertain than the future. Nothing.

See, The Husband has a mild Traumatic Brain Injury that we call his Mushy Brain and there are many things we know about it.

Am I a Good Mommy?

I think there comes a time while being a mommy, you question if you're doing the job right. If that moment hasn't come for you yet, it will. If it doesn't, you need an ego check and that's a whole other topic. Honestly, if you don't have this moment daily, I'm envious. I question every move I make as a mommy. "Milk or juice? Well okay so she's had 3 glasses of milk today already and seriously, how much milk does one kid need? But juice is full of sugars and sure, I spent the extra money and got the 100% juice, but again, how much is too much?!?!? Sigh. Water it is!"

Home

home

  noun, adjective, adverb,verb, homed, hom·ing.

noun

1.

a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.

2.

the place in which one's domestic affections are centered.

3.

an institution for the homeless, sick, etc.: a nursing home.

4.

the dwelling place or retreat of an animal.

5.

the place or region where something is native or most common.

5 Years Later...

When The Husband returned home from his Iraq deployment, I didn't cry. When 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division came home, I sobbed.

PTSD: One Size Does Not Fit All

So when someone says "PTSD", what's your first vision? The news headlines: "Soldier kills family, stranger, co-worker, etc--suffered from PTSD; family says he/she was never the same after war; Suicide rates are higher in soldiers suspected of having PTSD; Domestic violence levels dramatically increase in service members--PTSD culprit" etc.

But the fly off the handle, unable to cope, hiding at home, constantly anxious, dramatically different personality, alcohol dependent, violent tendencies, road raging, constantly irritated symptoms aren't the only defining symptoms of PTSD. In fact, a service member can have PTSD without obviously suffering from most of the symptoms listed above.

For example, The Husband.