Finally got to chat with my soldier! Sooo happy! It just takes the biggest weight off your shoulders when you have that first contact. He seems in good spirits and was joking around. :0) It makes for one happy Mom. Finally have an address so that I can start sending letters and packages.
I have had a ton of anxiety this week. Trying to help my brother and keep him on track, trying to get help for my parents, trying to get myself out of the house and be productive.
I was able to contact an agency that can help both of my parents. Made my Dad an appointment that I will be able to take him to, hoping we will get answers and be able to get some help.
I see my therapist tomorrow and boy is she gonna get an earful. lol As I have said before if you don't live it you wouldn't believe it.
Have submitted a disability claim so hopefully they will start paying me. If they do not approve the claim I will be cancelling the policy as I won't have a need for it. I specifically took it out for this reason. It's looking like I won't be heading back to work until the end of April at the earliest.
I am trying to come up with a BIG idea for a fundraiser for Adopt A Soldier. I feel the world seems to have forgotten that we are still sending our children, spouses, parents, brothers, sisters, friends and cousins off to war. Our struggles are daily yet the world seems to go on without noticing. Every year my family and friends form a team to walk in support of the soldiers in our family. We have been the biggest money raisers for the last 3 years. This year I want to do some BIG!! I'm brainstorming now and hoping I can come up with something!!
Kudos to Lifetime for Army Wives and Coming Home. Sooo many of us can relate and it hits sooo close to home!!
Not sure if I already mentioned but my youngest son is a volunteer firefighter. I never knew the stresses that go along with that until this week. He got called to two really large fires. It's like holding your breath. I know he has been trained well but holy moly..how much can one mother take????
Took him shopping for his tux for Prom. About time since I have already taken his girlfriend and a dear friends daughter to get their dresses. He is going to be one handsome young man! So excited for him. Another step into becoming an adult!
My Dad has had a really rough week this week. Bad dreams at night and some aggressive outbursts. I know the future will not be easy. He is much more disoriented and more often. I know it's a process and it's not easy but it truly is much harder than I ever imagined.
My brother went to see a psychic. Now I have only had one reading in my life from a friends sister. He seemed to find lots of peace in what this woman had to say. He told her to start preparing for my Dad's passing. That is would come quickly but she couldn't tell him when. She also advised him that my Mom needs to quit smoking that there is something wrong in her chest. She told him my son will come home safe and that she knows we will worry but we needed worry that he won't come home. Just this part gave ME a sense of peace that I hadn't had at all during my Army Mom career. I was shocked that he did this as I never thought him a believer but he was looking for any direction he could get so I understand. He seemed to come away with a sense of peace and some direction.
My kids are coming home this weekend and I am sooo excited to see my grandson. He just makes the world a brighter place!!
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