My step dad passed on May 28th. He was sitting on the edge of the bed preparing to stand up to go to the rest room when he fell. My mum called rescue and they came to get him as they had many times before in the last year. They took him to the closest … Continue reading Loss and Progress
What a year! R and I each had surgery, my step father has been in and out of the ICU multiple times and is on palliative care at home now. My son got married and just got back from his honeymoon. He also injured himself at work a few months ago and has been out … Continue reading It’s been a long year…
I've been quiet, I know. But it's been a good quiet. After my last post, I had a mini mental breakdown and basically laid everything out for my husband. That I was at the point of no return in our marriage. That something had to change. That his behavior had to change... And he got … Continue reading The sound of silence…
A friend posted a link to her Facebook wall a couple of weeks ago. I read it, knowing that she had recently extricated herself from her emotionally abusive marriage to a wounded warrior. And in it, I saw quickly that I could have written at least part of it. That realization brought me up short. … Continue reading I wonder if it will ever completely stop…
We got the kids (our son and his fiancée) for Thanksgiving this year. Wednesday night they both came over and my son helped me by making hors d'oeuvres while I made pies. We four had dinner together and watched some TV before the kids headed home to bed. Thanksgiving day I got up and started … Continue reading A sweet family Thanksgiving…
After the VA unequivocally denied apportiontment for my husband's deadbeat ex wife we thought it was over. She'd been denied financial gain on every front possible so we felt there would be no more contact from her. We were wrong. While at the VA ten days ago my husband received a Facebook message from his … Continue reading And just when we thought it was over… She shows her ugly heart again.
So, October of 2013 we went to South Carolina for court against my husband's ex wife. She wanted money, which she was not only denied, but she was legally barred from seeking at any point in the future. Fast forward to May 2014 and the ex had filed for apportionment of my husband's VA disability. … Continue reading Crazy ex wife drama, continued…
Lately I've struggled to sleep. My husband has a lot going on medically and we (read: I) are trying to coordinate care in 4 different cities with 9 different providers and I can't seem to shut my brain off. Tonight, my ex husband is on my mind. He was killed in a motorcycle crash at … Continue reading Insomnia ramblings…
Please keep in mind that this weekend is NOT about your four day weekend, beer or BBQ. (It is also not thank a Veteran day - that's in November.) Memorial Day is just that - a day to remember our fallen Heroes for the ultimate sacrifice that they have made in service to this country … Continue reading A Memorial Day weekend education
Things seem to be heading in the right direction. Of course, in this wounded life we live, that is always subject to change. I went on a Silver Star Wives retreat and got to meet and connect with the women that I admire and respect the most and I was blown away. I came away … Continue reading After a bit of respite…
He Asks Me Why I Stay... Tales of an *After* Wife 