Home Front Battles

Military Wives Can Suffer from PTSD

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:44:00 PDT

(click to read full article) Not Just for Soldiers Anymore Like the soldiers, military wives are trained by the military. While a soldier’s wife may not go through the same physical training as her...

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Another Couple Dealing With PTSD

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:17:00 PDT

Listen to Their Story Anna and Peter Mohan are a couple in their 20s who married just before Peter went to Iraq with the Army. When he came back, Peter was a different man — morose, withdrawn and,...

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Giving Back to Veterans

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:09:00 PDT

Great Article in Time Thursday, Jul. 03, 2008 Giving Back to Veterans By Joe Klein In the spring of 2007, Fred Wilpon, the owner of the New York Mets, accompanied his team on a visit...

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Triggers

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:58:00 PDT

It can be difficult supporting someone with an addiction. They can often deflect their issues on you or when they have a bad day it affects you. You never know what will trigger their PTSD issues. I...

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VA Appointments

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:19:00 PDT

Every time my husband has a VA appointment, I anxiously wait. It is like waiting for test results when you fear a horrible disease or bad news. I don't know what I think is going to happen in those...

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Land Mine #2 - Facing the Unseen Wound

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:51:00 PDT

In an article and study by the RAND Corp on April 17, 2007, 300K troops returning home have PTSD. "...Defense Department numbers are probably too low. She says DOD figures show 93 percent of the...

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Still a Long Way From Home Story

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:49:00 PDT

Still a Long Way from Home - Above is the link to the story. What hit me was the opening paragraph. "Nearly 40,000 U.S. troops [have been] diagnosed by the military with post-traumatic stress...

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What is Normal Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:40:00 PDT

The problem with thinking everything will go back to 'normal' is that normal has changed. There are new rules for normal. Neither Jay or I understood this. Our marriage had been terrific prior to the...

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Support from those that love you.

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:06:00 PDT

Good friends are so important during times of trial. People come into your life and bless it in so many ways. This is just ONE of the many ways my best friend continues to provide me support and...

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With the bad comes the good

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:35:00 PDT

I found some funny cartoons on the Internet many military service member & families can relate too.

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Land Mine #1 - What is Normal?

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:31:00 PDT

I was thinking about the deployment cycle every military person and family member knows. Did you know there are also 5 phases of reunion. When I read this I remember thinking "yeah, yeah, we had a...

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Various Views on PTSD

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:13:00 PDT

There are MANY options and views PTSD. The point is to be informed. Here are a few videos I found:

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Scared to Share

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:35:00 PDT

Last night we had a huge fight because my husband continues to struggle with his addiction and didn't tell me about it. When I found out and confronted him. It is always difficult to confront someone...

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Home Front Battles

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Bunten) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:50:00 PDT

I started this blog to share the good and the bad experiences my husband and I are having while we cope with his PTSD. My husband Jay served a deployment in 2003/2004. Most people think the only...

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