Psych Ward

The casualty assistance hotline calls you every 8 hours to update you on your soldiers status. They will call no matter what. If there is no change they will let you know and if there is change they will let you know any steps you need to take or what to expect next. They will call on the dot! Not before not after but on the dot every 8 hours.

They had called to let me know that they were working on the tarmac on keeping Jimmy's blood pressure stable enough to fly from Germany to the States. As long as he gets on that flight he will Land at Andrew's Air Force base and will be transported to Walter Reed (D.C). They told me he would be going to ward 64 and I could call them to find out when they accept people to visit ect.

As a panicked wife who was less scared now, and more excited I called over to Walter Reed. I got the operator and requested Ward 64. They transferred me. The man picked up and as my voice was shaking I said "My husband is on a flight from Germany and I was wondering if I could come as soon as he landed to see him. Where should I go? Do you accept visitors?" He paused a moment and said " Ma'am, is your Husband being committed?" I said "Say that again" He replied with "Ma'am this is the psych ward, is your husband being committed?"

I replied "I don't know, it's a really long flight from Germany, soooo maybe?!? I don't know they just told me this was the ward he was going to" The poor man asked me some questions and about 3 questions in he realized they told me the wrong ward and he'd be going to the Orthopedic Ward which was ward 54. He happily transferred me over to the Orthopedic ward.

They had a whoooooole lot more information for me. I was able to see him as soon as he was admitted :)

Walter Reed

I have to apologize in advanced. Something about moving through January towards April brings up a lot of memories and thinking about Walter Reed and everything involved with Jimmy's injury. Some days I think about the funniest things in the world that happened. Of course, looking back my mantra for that whole situation was Laugh until you cry, cry until you laugh. I think that runs deep in pretty much everyone there.

There were certainly hilarious stories that I want to write about to have them down as part of my memory and some terribly sad things that I also want to write about to have them as part of my memory.

I 5% regret not writing all of it down during the process but then again I can remember it how I want to remember it and only think of the things that stick with me instead of remembering everything. A bit of protection for myself I'm sure. I also will leave some things to the privacy of our family and people who experienced this with us.

Stay tuned for some memory lane.

I swear...

I swear I will get better and more regular with this blog. Now that i've got the laundry and house work on a schedule and under control... I think things will be easier.

Ok, let's be honest. I hate writing..... with a passion. I like to keep my memories of our somewhat radical life (it seems) but dang I hate writing.

I'm thinking I'm going to come up with a schedule of days to write about certain things so that I can just add it to my daily schedule. Kind of like how we have taco tuesdays and chicken mondays type schedule.

I'm thinking Fridays will be my fave, five highlights of the week. My life has (of lately), given me a lot of opportunities to be negative.... I just cant be negative and be healthy so... Here it goes. Feel free to share yours :)

1. My Jameson... what a light to my world

2. Army wives...not the show. My real life ones. The ones that "get" my life. The ones I can call in a panic when I have to rush my husband to the ER and they drop everything and come over. Even if they haven't changed more than 5 diapers before. They take on bed time like champs ;)

3. Fire trucks... they entertain my 2 year old for hours. We bought him one.... Have yet been asked to play with him... he is happily playing with his fire truck that says weoweoweo in the cutest voice ever

4. baby entertainment stations...keeps baby girl happy long enough to do dishes, make lunch, do laundry, and even shower

5. coffee... after stress of your husband in the Er, your bf baby screaming every time you feed her and a busy 2 year old.. you just love it.