9/9/2007
Now my husband is a burden?
soldierswife says,
So I was reading the news this afternoon and came across an article on TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury. This is one of the issues that AS deals with. This was one of the reasons we went to Walter Reed in the spring. It is becoming a more reconized and real after effect of the war.
Well, this article had some rather offensive, at lest to me, things to say in regards to soldiers who are suffering from TBI. Here is what it says,
” As more young men and women return from the war, TBI is a growing burden — for them, for the too-few doctors and programs available to treat them, and for taxpayers, who pay for their care and disability if they cannot hold jobs or make their way in the world.”
So my issue on it is this. Our soldiers are now a burden on tax payers when they come home injured? How the hell is that? We sent to them war on tax payer monies. Why not help heal them on tax dollars as well. It’s only right. They did not go to war to get hurt. They went to war to help. And now they are a burden??
I know my husband will never be the same person he was before he left. And I would, and try to, do whatever it took to help heal him. But I would never consider all the things we’ve been through a burden. It’s been a struggle but never a burden.
And as far as “holding a job and making thier way inthe world” goes. The military needs to be more adament on helping those who are having a hard time hleping themselves. They need to do more personal check-ins when soldiers come home. Make sure they are getting help , directing them to where they can get help if they need it, or just be a shoulder to lean on. I know it would have helped AS alot if this were the case for him. But he fell through the cracks when he got home. There needs to be more follow up care if soldiers are not in the enlisted, active military. Because no one knows what goes on each day a soldier is away from the war zone or his brother in arms.
So to the fruitloop who thinks my husband is a burden. To the country who sent him to war I think it is your obligation to help fix him.
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Amen, Mrs. I think not only should it be the military making an effort to set AS up where he can prosper, but I think it’s our jobs as citizens to recognize the sacrifice that AS has made for us and others, and reach out to him.
I think even with the injury AS has received, he’s still way above average compared to some of the tools that I know.
We will NEVER forget what all our soldiers and their families have given and continue to give on a daily basis.
We will NOT forget.
And we cannot thank you enough.
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Mrs AS. Neither you nor your husband will ever be a burden for me or my family. The very least we can do for him and his brothers, is to provide the best we can for him. That means for him (and others) to be able to do the job that needs to be done, with the best equipment and support available. That support does not end (nor should it) when he steps back into this country. It should continue (if needed) until no longer needed. However, it should also be available as an “as needed” basis. That is the LEAST than any partriotic American can do.
Personally, I am of the opinion that the Spouse of any soldier should also be provided support and care, not only when that individual is gone, but also when he/she returns home. In many cases, that Spouse also needs help and support to deal with a returning warrior.
Don’t worry what the MSM says about things. They are really in a minority, but sure want everyone to think otherwise. For several reasons (of which one is as you reported) I no longer listen to MSM news or read the paper. They are a small mniority trying to sound like a majority.
Mrs. AS,
I’m so sorry about that article. I know that the majority of the people in this country don’t feel that way about our military.
You are right, if this country sends our young men and women to war then they should be willing to pick up the tab for anything those soldiers need when they come home for their recovery.
I know that AS has suffered so much and still is as well as you and the kids. My heart goes out to all of you and I want you to know that I am praying that AS gets well soon and that he gets all the help he needs for a complete recovery.
May God Bless you all as he recovers !
Ditto, ditto and ditto.
Never a burden. Never.
An honor to provide whatever support is necessary. And a heartfelt thank you for your service and sacrifice - AS, Mrs AS, and family.
Some may see it as a “burden”… but it’s a “burden” they ought to share and carry with pride instead of complaining about the cost. Money’s shit- it comes and goes. Injuries, both mental and physical, will always be there as a reminder of our past. Paying for the care our injured soldiers receive is an HONOR, and a DUTY, and a PRIVELEDGE… not a “burden”.
NEVER a burden! It is our duty as citizens to take care of our men and women who have given of themselves for us and our country. It is amazing to me that anyone would ever use the word burden in reference to the care of our soldiers…GRRRRRRRR
I believe the quote cited is being misinterpreted. I read it as saying that TBI will be a burden to your husband and the facilities are not in place to deal with this issue in our current medical system.
Also, the word burden is not necessarily a “bad” word - it is statement of fact (for example: my kids, whom I love, are a burden). It’s simply the truth that all of the injured service members are a added burden to the health care system. This does NOT imply a negative connotation, it’s just a statement of fact. We need to be smart and address this additional “burden” on the medical system in order to ensure our service members receive the care and attention they deserve.
I have 30 years in the service (retired this year), multiple combat tours and family experience with TBI, I do not believe ANYONE would call any of our service members a burden in the negative sense that the word is sometimes commonly used.
My sympathies to you and your husband and I thank him for his service. I hope we address these issues as a nation quickly and intelligently so that all of our returning service members receive the care they need for as long as they need it.
Hey there is a website that I ran into that is giving money to soldiers that have been injured in the Iraq war. I’m pretty sure they are also giving scholarships to their kids as well as bullet proof vests to any soldiers going over. Here’s the website:
http://www.outragedamerica.org
Maybe they will be able to help you and yours. I thank your husband for his service and your family for their sacrifice!
- God Bless
I am 100% with you. Gripes me the way Clinton slashed our military budget and weakened our military capabilities without accountability as to where the money that was then spent on the military is now going. End the social welfare/entitlement programs to the lazy and baby-making morons and start spending it on our broken men and women returning from the war against jihadists. And how about some big money for the families of those who have died in combat with bonuses for those who sacrificed their life to save their brothers in arms. As for the libertards and their whining……. send all of THEM to the desert as involuntary suicide bombers.
Your family and the families of other military and ex military will never be a burden to those of us who have walked the same roads.
History continues to prove that is it always a select few that make the sacrifices that keep great ideas and nations alive and well.
Your hurts are shared by a vastly silent group of active duty and veterans, but it is that same group that will step up to the next need and sacrifice again. Refuse to accept the press version of truth, or the trash talk of those who only take and never give of themselves for anything.
You and yours are NEVER A BURDEN, but a HONOR….Thanks for all you have done and suffered, for this country, for me, for my children and their future. Know that as a Vet I say this from my heart. Chin up and carry on, keep on keeping on. YOUR LIFE NOW HOLDS A VALUE AND HONOR MOST WILL NEVER ACHIEVE.