Home of the Unknown Soldier: How Coming Back Became the Other Ultimate Sacrifice
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Home of the Unknown Soldier: How Coming Back Became the Other Ultimate Sacrifice
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Overview
Our veterans were willing to die for freedom. Thankfully they came home. Families are grateful for the safe return of their heroes. Until they see the changes. Many couples struggle to stay together through substance abuse, mental illness, depression, PTSD, physical injury and illness.
Our veterans and their caregivers are paying "the other ultimate sacrifice" of learning to love each other again, finding purpose and joy in their new paradigm, and refusing to give in to judgment, shame and hopelessness. Jill married the man of her dreams, but thought something had gone terribly wrong. She thought the answer to their pain was to fix all his problems, and make him be the man she knew before the war. She learned that true love has nothing to do with similarities, chemistry or needing each other.
In her deeply personal account, Jill teaches: 1) Principles of emotional and spiritual recovery and health, 2) Self-care techniques that will get you from overwhelm to clarity, and 3) How to negotiate circumstances that are out of your control. Starting now, experiencing the "other ultimate sacrifice" can be your springboard to creating the life you want and deserve as you learn these tools.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781640857971 |
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| Publisher: | Jill Armijo |
| Publication date: | 11/19/2019 |
| Pages: | 326 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.68(d) |
About the Author
Joe Armijo provided the strength and substance to the theme of "the other ultimate sacrifice" by refusing to give up on himself and his family through while dealing with self-criticism, shame, and hopelessness catalyzed by schizophrenia and physical illness. He was raised in a difficult environment where drugs, violence, neglect and abuse were commonplace. He chose to change his life - for himself and his future family. His plan for a happy marriage and providing better opportunities for his children than he had encouraged him to finish high school, the first ever in his family, to work hard, nurture himself spiritually, and eventually serve his country. He has accomplished his dreams, but it hasn't looked anything like what he thought it would. Well except that he now has a totally hot granny for a wife, and the cutest granddaughter ever. Joe wasn't a soldier; he was a sailor. He appeared whole when he came home from war, but he and his fellow shipmates all struggled with Gulf War Illness, and drifted apart, not trusting each other and gradually enjoying each other less and less. Joe never experienced combat, but was affected by sarin gas. The onset of delusions and a chronic GI bleed which has limited blood supply to his brain stumped us, and Joe struggles to maintain his footing in reality. This book has been a vulnerable experience for Joe, but he has supported me, read the manuscript over and over, and even contributed several pages. He has a generous heart and hopes his life can help someone else. He mourns the loss of who he was, but is thankful for who his is now (sometimes) and for our boys who have carried us, along with God, our families, friends, complete strangers, and my employers and co-workers, who sometimes had to let me hop on the phone or zip home to comfort or tend to Joe in his distress.
Gailyc Sonia Braunstein is a freelance writer and editor working with both fiction and non-fiction. She has always loved slipping into the worlds created by talented writers, and she's spent her life determined not only to tell her stories but also those of her clients. She earned a bachelor's degree in English literature with a concentration in writing, then went on to become an attorney. After a successful law career, she decided to use her writing, instruction, and counseling experience to create a less fractious and more creative profession for herself. Editing and writing was a natural progression of her enthusiasm for reading, writing, and helping others master the complexities of proper writing, as well as enabling her to provide a more personalized experience for her clients.
Table of Contents
Part I
Chapter 1 He Tried to Kill Me!
Chapter 2 Frisbees and Fire Pits
Chapter 3 The Honeymoon
Chapter 4 Blindsided
Chapter 5 Navy Girlfriends and Tornado Safety
Chapter 6 Baby Boys and Plan B
Chapter 7 Family—The Backup Crew
Chapter 8 Alone with Grace
Part II The Enemy Exposed
Chapter 9 T-ball and Forgiveness
Chapter 10 Another Baby—Or a Puppy
Chapter 11 Barbed Wire and Window Bars
Chapter 12 The End of the World—As We Knew It
Chapter 13 Little Einstein
Chapter 14 A Trip to the Mall—And the Doctor
Chapter 15 Doing Time—In the Hospital
Part III The Enemy Within
Chapter 16 Our Miracle Baby—And No Answers
Chapter 17 VA Flop and Trucking
Chapter 18 Willpower and Dirty Dishes
Chapter 19 Violin Lessons and Burgers
Chapter 20 The Eyes Sees What the Mind Looks For
Chapter 21 Danger, Danger—Unknown Ahead
Chapter 22 Emotions: Friends—and Honored Guests
Part IV Defying the Enemy
Chapter 23 Kind Helpers and Cold Shoulders
Chapter 24 Floam and Suicide Prevention
Chapter 25 Eggshells and Peacemakers
Chapter 26 The Face of God
Chapter 27 Infinite Worth and Lovability
Part V The Enemy Denied
Chapter 28 Compassion – A Beautiful State
Chapter 29 Learning and Letting Go
Chapter 30 Toss the Manual
Chapter 31 On/Off Switch
Chapter 32 Faith vs Fear
Chapter 33 Play: The Opposite of Depression
Chapter 34 Layering Emotions
Chapter 35 The Other Ultimate Sacrifice