Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 13
Introduction 17
1 Wounded Warrior, Wounded Home 29
2 Living Grief: The Pain of the Shattered Dream 45
3 Dealing with Delays, Detours, and Denied Entry 59
4 Smelly Issues and the Fragrance of Forgiveness 75
5 Weary, Worn Out, and Wondering Why 89
6 It's His What It Is: Our New Normal 107
7 New from the Inside Out: Breaking the Cycle of Compassion Fatigue 117
8 Faithful Body Parts and the Power of Friendship 131
9 Permission to Engage: Spiritual Warfare on the Home Front 147
10 The Savior's War Wounds: Our Hope 169
Epilogue 181
Appendix A Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD-What's the Difference? 183
Appendix B What Helps and What Hurts: A Word to Civies, Our Civilian Friends and Community, Who Truly Care 187
Appendix C Additional Resources 191
Notes 195