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  From alynnhanson August 3

  Wow, I'm so sorry workerscomp is giving you a hard time, thats not right at all, I am sure the Attorney you hired will get the job done, hold on until then, My husbands workers comp came through one month after the brain injury, So I have seen the bills but have not had to pay them thank god. We feel very lucky to have everything covered. He spent a total of 12 months total in different hospitals, we would have lost everything! if we had to pay for it. And he wouldn't be were he is now. It does feel so good to have someone to talk to who is going through it as well. Others try to help and be understanding but they really have no clue of all the emotional baggage that goes with it. My husband is a little different in the way that he does not show very much emotion, he was a navy man for twenty years so he was a little like that to start with and now his brain just has lots of what I call processing issues, he does not initiate very much of anything unless you remind him and direct him, that is hard on me emotinally somtimes. He has been in a wheel chair since the accident, but through this last year we had two tenden legthenings on his feet and he is walking with a walker now, still trying to build his streanght, but doing great, I can't tell you how that makes me feel. My oldest is my son and he has been heaven sent, he has a uncle who is handicapped and has a great since of understanding for his dad. My youngest daughter I think has taken it the hardest, she misses him playing and talking to her the way he used to. Someone told me in the beginning of all this, that it would be a series of one step forward and two steps back, I can now say they were right, if your husbands able it might do him some good to try to talk to some of the brain injury people on this site. "just a thought"
  I think its great for them and for the caregivers, the weight on our shoulders is tremendous at times, and we need to take care of ourselves as well, after all we are just as important. Its nice hearing from you I'm allways here. Anissa

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  From alynnhanson August 1

  Hi, its very nice to meet others with a very simular story, the day to day challenges and the acceptance of the major changes in our loved one. I still find myself missing my husband the way he was, but am very thankful he is with me at all. we have three children as well ages 17,13 and 11 years of age. My youngest was nine when the accident first happend. If I can give you some words of encouragement it would be that it is still very early in your husbands case and time can make the difference in some areas. Don't forget to put your self and your children first sometimes It can easily become all about your husband and people forget all about the family that is affected as well. You can also remind your husband like I do of just how lucky he is, believe me it can always be worse, all you have to do is look around at other cases, thats what pulls me though most of the time, just being thankful for what I have. Take care if you want to chat more just write...

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