tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084876361608306937.post554762390123508963..comments2024-02-26T19:17:44.872-08:00Comments on Living with PTSD and TBI: And All I Got Was This Lousy.......(PTSD Treatment Program)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084876361608306937.post-70681113410142037202011-04-05T07:45:00.996-07:002011-04-05T07:45:00.996-07:00Hi Ranchermom! I meant to welcome you the last tim...Hi Ranchermom! I meant to welcome you the last time you posted, and well...I think TBI is contagious! Hahaha! Wow, seven hours for ALL that advice huh? What a crock! I do have lists, one on a notebook, one on the fridge like those magnetic boards. I am trying to place a new method of "chores, things to do etc" monday through friday. Each child has something including daddy and mommy to make it fair. lol I find the fridge list makes it easier for not just him but for me. I have a tendency to forget soooo much these days and I don't know why! I figure if I notice that structure makes my husband better, then structure is what I will do. I just don't understand why they aren't taking the spouses and including them in the treatment or giving them some advice to go home with! There again, common sense doesn't seem to have a place anywhere. lol I appreciate you following my blog and thanks for the comments and hugs! Sending some your way toooooo!!! ~USMUncle Sam's Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179663021921239430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084876361608306937.post-17575965796539182312011-04-04T21:50:13.839-07:002011-04-04T21:50:13.839-07:00I am so sorry that the program didn't work for...I am so sorry that the program didn't work for your hubby. Not much that the VA has done so far for my husband has seemed to help much either. <br /><br />In fact, the only appointment that I was invited to was so they could tell me that he wasn't allowed to drive more than 15 minutes away from home anymore due to "risks". And I had to make a 7 hour round-trip just for them to tell me that! :/<br /><br />The only advice that I can offer from our experience is whatever little bit of routine, schedule, and structure that you can muster, and LOTS of lists. Lists have saved our family and marriage because they allow both of us to function just a little bit better. I even give my hubs lists on small dry erase boards, he hated me for it at first, but now he realizes that it does help a bit.<br /><br />Hope things get better for you and your family! *hugs*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271764542463185414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084876361608306937.post-77859728849405120812011-04-04T16:48:13.273-07:002011-04-04T16:48:13.273-07:00Dear Anonymous, I am so sorry. I hope you haven...Dear Anonymous, I am so sorry. I hope you haven't had to go through this and find the same outcome as we did, because I can only imagine how much frustration you found as I did. Hoping if I keep blogging, someone will see it. I know many of the VAs are watching me closely so figured they got to know it's not working for all and then what do you do? Thanks for writing in and please know, I sincerely appreciate your service and do understand a little of what you are going through. Thanks for commenting. ~USMUncle Sam's Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179663021921239430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084876361608306937.post-14959062873573880712011-04-04T15:14:17.481-07:002011-04-04T15:14:17.481-07:00I just read your article and it hit close to my he...I just read your article and it hit close to my heart. I'm a veteran who suffers from PTSD. I wont go into details but thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com