Update Time!

 

I'll start from head to toe or lack there of! haha

 

TBI/Headaches: TBI left no actual damage to his brain thank god and he has been cleared from the TBI clinic. He still suffers from headaches daily but they aren't nearly as bad as they use to be.

 

PTSD: We are both learning better ways to cope with life and what types of situations to avoid to keep us from feeling out of whack. Even then we just kind of push through it. We both suffer anxiety something Cory never really experienced till the accident happen. I can read him like a book and can tell if I need to change something or do something different. For example placement of where he is sat and if anyone's bumping into his wheelchair. Things that really help is having his back towards a wall and wearing his hearing aid. Things that help me is calling ahead and finding out to make sure access is available for wheelchairs. Some places say they do but then turn out to be a little tricky. instances like that put me out of whack. We both look forward to the day where we wont need his chair as often.

 

Metal/Emoional Health: We love the help we get at the CFI and I think we are both doing ok. Cory rarely complains or gets down. I can honestly only think of one time and that's when we had to start over in his right eye. Even then he was fine the next day saying the dreaded line of "it is what it is". I deff think I'm the one who has more down days. Sometimes I just get sad and miss my home and family. Its not easy this whole new life, but like our PT says its just a blip in time. Deep down I know that. So in the name of Cory "it is what it is" lol dads going to kill us if we keep saying that!

 

Ears: They are actually kind of doing fantastic. His left surgery to repair his eardrum will be done in March. His right healed up nicely. Tomorrow we get the right hearing aid so he will have one in both ears. They even have blue tooth and can sync to his phone and TV's!

 

Eyes: oh the complications... We just love Dr. Kim. If he had to leave before all Cory's eye stuff was done I would be distraught. Ophthalmology clinic is like our 2nd home, I joke with them all the time about that. The eye stuff is so complicated I'm just not sure how to break it down properly but I am going to try. Cory is legally blind, the hope when everything is said and done is that he will be the notch before being legally blind. He will NEVER see details again. To be honest that kinda breaks my heart. He will never get to see the men his children grow into and that hurts like a dickens. Right now he is back to seeing movement and light. Lets start with the right eye, which is his best eye. The retina is stable and attached, they have oil in, and he really needs a new cornea. The idea is to remove oil and do a cornea transplant in March after leave. The left eye is not so great. A portion of his optic nerve must have gotten damaged and that's the reasoning for him not being able to see the top 60%. It's just black. After taking some scans today it shows that in the same area his retina is detached as well. Cory couldn't notice because it was black up top for so long. This concerns Dr. Kim because he doesn't want it to detach completely causing all his sight to go even though its only a little. He also needs a cornea transplant. We meet with the cornea doc next week to figure out the plans since leave is around the corner. Dr Kim thinks we will try to do the surgeries in early Jan for the left eye. He will prob get oil again and need another cornea transplant after because of the oil. We prob have another year left of eye surgeries if all goes well we are looking at about 7ish.

 

Neck Fracture: Totally healed. He did lose a little bit of range of motion but its no biggy.

 

Heart: He is going to be seen here soon, will keep everyone updated.

 

 

Right Forearm Break: or as Cory puts it shattered lol its healed up and is now actually his strong arm! woop woop!

 

Left Nubby: Healed perfect, no complications, and his prosthetic is starting to feel like his own leg. 

 

Right Nubby: Still has staples in it, but looks to be healing nicely! Cory's not looking forward to when those are removed since its still sensitive. We are so glad we went ahead with that surgery to remove the trauma sutures that were causing problems. Once he is healed he can get back to walking on his prosthetics!

 

Nutrition: We are both fatties lol and will be starting a new plan after the holidays. Step one is admitting the weight we have both gained. At least Cory has a legit excuse, I however don't!

 

The Boys: We miss them way to stinking much. It's hard watching babies grow from afar. We are excited to be able to see them both in Feb.! It's the best Alive day present for Cory ever! He is just over the moon about it. Kille has been struggling missing his daddies since Cory is here and his step dad is at basic training but he is doing great in school. Deklen has start to walk already! We miss so much and it sucks.

 

The Dogs: Excuse me while I get the tissues out. I'm not use to being away from my babies so its a whole other kind of missing from my step kids. It's hard. Like really hard. I cry about it often. Not to sound harsh but I've never been through anything where they weren't there for me to cry on so its kind of difficult being with out them. Pretty soon they will be off to doggy boot camp to get some training while the house is being remodeled. They all did so great when we went home last. They prob think we have forsaken them :(

 

The House: The approval came through from the VA for the $70,000 grant. The blue prints to make half of the house accessible rang up to $73,400. We are responsible for the $3,400. To finish the rest of the house we were quoted at $15,000. So we are responsible for $18,400. Which really isn't bad at all considering everything they will be doing! We are still fundraising to help cover the costs and any little bit helps. We are still waiting on the papers etc to sign and fax a copy over to the Americas Fund. They will be helping in paying for it as well and when I heard more I will share!  

 

Infertility: Before the accident Cory and I were being seen at Womack's Reproductive endocrinology department also known as the infertility clinic. For the passed 8 years off and on with and without medical intervention I have had no luck becoming pregnant thanks to a lovely disease called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome also known as PCOS.  When the accident happen, it put a crimp in our plans and they came to a halt. We have been struggling with and when the right time for us will be to start again and if we could handle all the extra appointments, medications, costs, time, and emotional distress. We decided that we could handle it and that it would be the more financially savvy route as the types of procedures that will be happening will greatly increase once he retires. So the most realistic overall chances will be while he is still active duty when infertility treatment costs are greatly reduced. So there you have it Team Muzzy is trying for a baby Muzzy! <3

 

Keep us in your thoughts and prayers this coming year as it's going to be a wild ride!

 

xoxo

 

 



It has come to my attention and with a heavy heart that I even feel the need to make this blog post but here goes...

Recently I was sent screen shots of an old friend speaking ill of myself, my husband, and Team Muzzy.

While I search for the truths in the post and comments much of it is inaccurate.

So I want to set the record straight and square things away for those who may not know any better.

First and foremost I wish this life on no one, We would give anything to go back. I would gladly switch lives with anyone to have my husband whole again. To be at HOME cuddling with our dogs. I would much rather have stayed at my amazing job then have to let my husband feel helpless and turn into his caregiver verses his wife. Despite everything we have been through we still feel blessed! After all we get to spend more time together now and our bond is stronger then anything anyone could imagine.

Let start with getting his injuries correct. Cory is blind in BOTH eyes. He will never see clear or detailed again, never, for the rest of his life. Think of it this way take a zip lock bag and fold it in half twice. This is what he sees on a good day, most of the time less especially after surgeries, which are still on going. With the oil in his eye add water to that zip lock bag and that's what he sees. Oil distorts things more just like the water in the bag. Tape that to your face and see how well you can get around and what you can achieve. He will never drive again. He will also never grow his legs back. Sure there are prosthesis but so many factors go into that besides learning how to walk, your residual limb can swell or shrink making for and ill-fitting prosthetic. Resulting in being stuck in a wheelchair.

Apparently I have my hand out for hand outs and I'm taking advantage of our situation because I keep having one fundraiser after another and have raised $75,000.

Man oh man how I wish that was true! If that was the case I wouldn't have to fund-raise.

Because of this inaccurate information I feel the need to fill everyone in with the amounts and where they went, no I don't have too, no its no ones business, but I'm sure it will ease everyone knowing their donations went toward what we said they would.

Also I have not held not one fundraiser, people come to me asking if they can, I say yes.

I have however thrown a thank you party for all the support.

TSLGI: Yes we got it and were advised to put them into CD's. CD's can't be touched for 5 years. We made a mistake in doing that and didn't think about the struggles we would have in the future. That's what happens when you make choices in the mist of chaos.

The original Fundraiser was immediately set up by a couple of friends named Roxy & Stephanie. If it hadn't been for this fundraiser we would have been straight up screwed. Everyone thinks the military takes care of you, but they don't. About $22,000 was raised. Duke is located an hour and a half away from our home. Cory was at Duke for a month in half. Money was spent on the gas. Money was spent on lodging for when I wanted to take a shower. Money was spent on food. Money was spent on parking which was $6/7/day depending on if you did valet or not. We were told by the Army we would get per diem for 15 days. 6 months later we had to fight to get that refunded and it wasn't even 1/3 of what we spent. We also paid for his parents plane tickets in which the Army said they would refund and never did. We also paid for his brothers gas to come down and help his parents move from New Mexico to North Carolina. Money was spent on moving them and all that entails. His mom and myself both lost our jobs and bills still had to be paid. Money was spent on them bringing our vehicle here to us in TX.

All of that money is gone and that's is everything it was spent on.

Stephanie also set up the online booster T shirt fundraiser which $1500 was made all of which went to bills, food, gas.

The next fundraiser was set up by Kate and Mr. Barefoot at the Railroad steak house where about $3100 was raised. All those monies went to bills and travel expenses to bring his 1^st son down when we went home on leave in September.

The next fundraiser was a craft fair put on by Dawn and her family. $1171 was made in that fundraiser and has yet to be used because we haven't received it yet. This money will go toward the house.

The Votaw family created a gofundme account where people could donate to the house fund. No money from this has been used (so far its about $300 last I checked) this is going toward the house.

Sampson County 4H raised around $600 in which was used on gas/food.

Around $600 was raised through the magnets and is going toward the house.

Currently there are three online fundraisers by Danielle, Niki, & Sandra for Herbalife, Oragami Owl, and Younique products. They are still ongoing. Anything made from then will be going toward the house.

We were approved for a VA Housing Adaptation grant that is paid directly to the VA contractor for $65,000. The blue prints just for one portion of the house to be adapted came out to $73,000. That's to extend part of the house, adapt the kitchen, one bathroom, and a hallway and does not include the other hallway, the other bathroom, and the laundry room. Per ADA requirements he has to have 2 exits and in that estimate a back deck and ramp is included. Anything the grant does not pay for we are responsible for paying. So as it stands we are responsible for $8,000 as is. Thats not even including the things not covered which we have yet to get the quote on. Which would finish the house and make it 100% accessible. I don't know about you but I would just like for my husband to be able to get around his home as much as possible with the least amount of help so that maybe one day and I can go have a job again. I don't want a new custom built home, I am perfectly happy with staying in our home that's been in the family for over ten years. We have no plans on moving, that's our home and we just want it accessible and I don't think that is an unreasonable thing to ask for. Should we have to go into debt to make it happen? We will if we have too. Just because were in TX for rehab doesn't mean we can stop paying our mortgage. We sure as hell aren't going to sell it either. Please tell me how he should be forced to live in a home were he cant even bath, fit through doors, or turn in hallways... that makes no sense to me and is unfair of you to blow things out of proportion.

Another thing the fund raising will help pay for is the lodging of our 3 dogs at doggy boot camp while the house is being remodeled and a storage POD for that duration.

So far that's about $29,000 out of fundraisers. That has gone to everything mentioned above.

We are extremely grateful for everyone's help no matter how much we didn't want help we needed it and could not have gotten by with out it. Seriously Thank you!

I am prob leaving stuff out that I can't remember but you get the gist.

Its not easy asking for help when your normally the one giving and anyone that knows me knows how true that is.

As for the various other things we have been given.

The life of a Wounded Warrior.

Your injured and transferred to a WTB/WTU. (Warrior Transition Battalion)

You are still active duty and receive the same pay you always do.

In our case I lost my job to be his caretaker.

Before your assigned, if your just attached you can receive NMA (non-medical attendent/caregiver pay) this isn't even close to the income I previously made.

Once your assigned you can no longer receive this but they then start you on SCADDLE.

SCADDLE is pay based on the level of tier you qualify for.

Cory is high level tier which means he still needs a lot of help.

As he advances and gets better the tiers go down. Which means the amount of money received changes.

This amount is still less then my previous income.

Now try managing 2 household with that and see how well you do. How stressful that can be.

That's the extent of help you get from the military.

Once your finally done with surgeries they will then start your MEB board process if your wanting to medically discharge. We haven't stated this yet and prob wont for some time. This process alone take 12-18 months we have been told. There is a time between getting discharged and the VA starting up where your can possibly receive no pay for up to 6 months. Manage that!

The military provides you with healthcare that you tech pay for. It is not free contrary to popular belief. Tricare pays for everything since it was a military connected accident.

In the beginning I had to submit claims and proof.

Another fight to make sure he was covered properly.

Your job in the WTB is to heal and get better.

Your still required to check in/formations.

You still have to do ridiculous amounts of paperwork every month.

They are still active duty.

Every day he has physical therapy for 2 hours, occupational therapy for 1 hour, and various appointments with the ophthalmology clinic, TBI clinic, Audiology clinic, Nero & Neru clinics, social work, psychologist, PMC visits, pain management visits, and surgeries scattered throughout that puts holds on his rehab process anywhere from 2-4 weeks at a time, not to mention the amount of time we waste at the pharmacy picking up all his medications and eye drops that he takes 4x a day.

Insert organizations and trips.

As a wounded warrior a lot of opportunity open up for you. Some things that are offered almost daily here at Ft. Sam are almost daily events at the Warrior Family Support Center also known as the WFSC. Here they hold dinners, bingo's, it's also where celebrities often come to meet the wounded.

They also hold small classes for various activities, they also have a media center, and you can rent movies or games. This is also where you go to use HERO MILES which is a program that provide plane tickets to the wounded and their families at no cost.

The Center for Intrepid (CFI) also works closely with the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). Another amazing program for Americas wounded. Through them and the CFI Recreational therapist we went on a Wounded Warrior Annual Trip to Rochester, NY with 40 other wounded and families. On this trip we learned how to travel on plane and bus being disabled. It wasn't easy but we got it done. It was a very overwhelming trip for Cory. Through the WWP we have gotten a bunch of gear. (shirts, backpack, hats etc) They also helped get a eye dropper guide, and handle bar extender so I would stop bending over to push Cory's wheel chair since it's too short and to save my lower back. We also attended a 8 hour peer mentoring class held by WWP. So that we can help people in like situations.

The Armed Forces Foundation stepped forward in the beginning and provided Cory with a scooter, which he uses to get around at his parents house.

Sew much comfort is a organization that adapts clothes at no cost to the wounded, Cory loves his Velcro pants! (I am going to take the rest of his pants to a tailor to get adapted in the same way)

L.I.F.E is an amazing organization that helps you locate a accessible place to stay and make any accommodations that need doing such as installing handle bars in the shower, a detachable shower head, and wall guards to make ease of access and less worrying over damaging the walls with the wheelchair.

Veterans Airlift Command is a great organization that has volunteer pilot's! This organization was introduced to us by the CFI and our psychologist, Jorge. We were able to fly on private jets round trip our first time back home since the accident. Which also cut down on the amount of germs Cory would come into contact with, unlike the NY trip in which he got super sick when we got back.

The Americas Fund has been the most helpful organization we have ever come across. They have helped us by getting us house furnishings such as, couch, coffee/end tables, lamps, love seat, dining table set, bed, & washer/dryer set. They helped us with first months rent and deposit. They will be helping us financially starting next month as well! They will be paying our mortgage back home so we can afford rent here. Which is a huge stress relief for both of us. Its impossible to pay for both with the income we make now. We are extremely thankful for this organization and we would be in debt with out their help. They are offering to help contribute to the contractor to help us finish paying for the house renovations as well. Simply amazing. Every time I think of this organization I just want to cry because they are so amazing and with out them we couldn't be focused on Cory getting better with all the other worries.

Take the time to check out these amazing organizations an see how you can help them because they truly help Americas wounded warriors. NO wounded would be able to get by without some organizations help, its just the facts of life, that is what they are there for!

Next once he finally goes through the MEB board process to be medically discharged (prob not for another year) he will get 2 ratings one from the military and one from the VA. We suspect he will get 100% VA but nothing is ever guaranteed and have no clue what the military rating will be. We can appeal the process if we have to or they forget something which I hear is very common and to be prepare to do so at least once to make sure all injuries are listed so they are always covered. Cory, and myself will have Tricare for life. Both of his sons will be covered by Tricare until they reach 18 or finish college. His sons will also have 4 years of education paid for assuming he gets 100% VA rating using CH35 benefits. If he chooses to apply for social security benefits, SS will pay for a portion of child support. His sons will also have various death benefits for when ever that time comes.

Media Coverage is not something I could have controlled, from the get go Cory was a big deal. Our goal through the media coverage is to help people in similar situations, to know they aren't alone, and where they can seek help, and letting them know they are strong enough to overcome whatever happen to them. If you don't like it then ignore it and move on. It isn't for you. It's for that person/s who's life has just been ripped out from under them. I pray that you may never know what its like.

As for the reason why all this came about. I apologize for not participating in the ALS challenge you called me out in. I was not in a position to participate or donate. I had a lot on my plate at the time and we just got to Texas and were amputating his left foot. What makes one think were in a position to donate when were seeking help is beyond me. We fully intend to pay forward when we are in a position to do so, now's just not it. It's rude of you to suggest otherwise and hurtful to think you know me so little. You ma'am have shown your true colors, I don't take kindly to liars and I pray that everyone seeks the facts for themselves. I hope I have squared things away for those who may have any questions. We are a open book please ask away we have nothing to hide.

I apologize for the length on this blog but I wanted to set the record straight.

Love, Team Muzzy

I think the blog is over do for an update don't you?

TBI: Cleared and fine. He does have a follow up Neurosurgery apt when we get back from leave tho. Apparently the paperwork states he had 2 hemotomia's that had to be removed and that was really serious. Thank you God for keeping Cory who he is and not affecting his brain.

Neck Fracture: Healed. He has lost some range of motion and encounters stiffness and discomfort from time to time. This has proven to be a bit uncomfortable when he tries to walk since his neck is weaker now its harder to keep it held up and straight fwd. Time and practice will solve that!

  

Broken Arm: Healed. Gaining strength like a champ! 

Left Leg: Healed. Very strong! His prosthetic has become one with him on that side, he is a pro with it. 

Right Leg: Still not done healing there are a few spots that are taking their sweet time, a couple of the spots have blue sutures coming up and out. So I am pretty sure there is more in there that will continue to do that. We have to keep a close watch on them to make sure they don't become infected. They still ooze from time to time and bleed. The liner he wears makes it really sweaty in there and in the evening when we are done we have to let it air out and dry to become scabs. That's not stopping us from progressing though! They gave him a special gel liner for this leg because of those spots. Cory thinks the right leg prosthetic is a pain in the ass. it is difficult to use. difficult to get on. is uncomfortable in his groin. and a annoyance BUT he loves that he can stand and walk even if it takes a lot out of him. He can make short distances like a piece of cake if they are level surfaces. He has learned how to kind of figure out if hes going to run into something or where a step is with using his crutch. The CFI is working on getting him his blind stick and think its only a matter of time he wont even be n crutches, not being able to see has really thrown things off. I think in a couple of months the right will feel like its apart of him just like the left does. He is suppose to be getting an actual knee today instead of this peg leg stuff they have him in! This will be super interesting!

Ears: Right ear is healing nicely from the surgery, still looks icky in there to me! The back of his ear seems to be healed up for the most part. We don't expect for him to have hearing back till November when it should be completely healed. Even then it will only be 80%, he will use a hearing aid to reach 100%. After the right has been fully recovered they will then do surgery on his left ear. Same situation where he would have to wait 4 months to readjust the hearing air for that side. We are hoping and praying that side wont be as bad as the right one was. 2 of his ear bones where completely missing and what was left was shattered. They had to put in prosthetic bones and skin from his ear to make the ear drum.

Eyes: So his right eye is seeing some swelling in the retina. it's still attached but the scar tissue is making traction and kind of pulling on it. He gave us some drops to try out to get the inflammation down. If the drops don't work then at the appointment we have before leave he will do an injection into the eye. When we come back from leave if the injection didn't work then he will have to go into surgery and pull of the membranes. Other then that his eye is great and we will talk about transplanting the lens when we get back from leave. (the right eye will more then likely be the first eye done) The left eye is still closed.The lid graph has taken perfectly and looks amazing! His eyelid looks like an eyelid now! lol When we get back from leave they will separate the lids or as they like to say "retract" them. Then he wont have to have his eye sewn shut anymore!!! yay!!! Next step for that eye will be the cornea transplant. I am not sure if they will plan to do those 2 procedures together or not. Assuming the cornea transplant goes well without complications and heals correctly, about 4 months after that he will have a lens transplant on that side as well. The left eye still has the censor bar up top that he cant see. We are unsure if that will change or if its from his failing cornea and graphs he has now. We will be seeing the glasses/contacts doctor before we go on leave as well!

Psych: All is well and we have been seeing our counselors. Its always great seeing them because we get different perspectives and can try new stuff. :) 

Shrapnel: He still has tons all over his right side of his body. They are still coming out and will prob do so for the rest of our lives. The doctors like to call it tattooing lol He also has rocks, plastic, and strings from his cami's that we pull out from time to time.

Our Marriage: Is not perfect and never has been. We refuse to live in the past, it's a waste of time. Sure we have our days just like every other human being but whats important is that we aren't wasting our time here on earth. Time is too precious. Not everyone will understand us and that's ok, when major life events happen it changes you forever. We don't expect you to like us or agree with us. What I do expect is you to show me the same courtesy of respect I show you. I expect you to act like the mature adult you should be. I expect you to know your boundaries. I wish for all the pain and hurt you feel inside your heart to be healed and for you to find peace. I pray one day you both can move on just as we have. I know your reading this because you can't help yourselves. I know you feel wronged, both of you, in some way shape or form. You have every right to be. I pray it heals eventually. I know the things your say and do are out of pain and hurt, I know you can't see through it. That's ok. I know I have never done anything wrong to either of you and have done nothing but try and help you get your ways, with whatever it is you wanted. Even when you have hurt me time and time again. You don't give me much to work with when you say and do the stuff you do. Think about the choices you make and how they affect people around you, do you really want to be that ugly of a person inside? I pray for you both night and day. You both have many years left dealing with us, we need to find a way to make things work respectfully. We just want things to be fair and legal for all parties. Switch places with me for a day and maybe you would understand more. Anyways I will continue to pray for you.

Now that I got that off my chest time for some pictures!

Yes his right prosthetic is as big as my head! heavy too!

The deck back home is coming along nicely!

The ramp/stairs will be to the left!

September is PCOS awareness month! Something near and dear to my heart as I am 1 in 10 women who suffer from this disorder. You will see me posting about it all month! to find out more click here.

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It seems to be a hot min since we updated everyone!

Hmmmmm... where to start???

Eye's: Cory had surgery to remove the oil from both eyes and it went very well. The Retina's are staying attached and that is simply amazing. However since the oil is toxic to the Cornea's it clouded over once the oil was removed due to it working so hard now, which makes it harder to see. He also has a air bubble that will go away on its own in a week or so. The Cornea may or may not clear up. If not its probable he will need a Cornea transplant on that side as well. His Left eye he has NO vision in the top half, think censor bar. This will not go away because it is scar tissue on the ocular nerve. There isn't anything they can do to fix that. The next procedure will be the Hughes eye lid repair on the left eye. It will continue to stay closed for another 4-6 weeks. Then he shouldn't have to have his lid sutured shut anymore! Next after that heals will be his Cornea transplant/s. After that heals he will then have lens transplants. Once healed from that he can then get contacts! Isn't it funny how his right eye went from the one with the least amount of hope to the best amount of hope! Crazy how things change around here.

Ear's: Cory ended up missing his right ear surgery because he woke up at 3am with uncontrollable shaking and a fever of 102.5 so I took him to the ER instead. Guys with these kinds of injuries can't play around with things like temperatures. They ended up saying he had some sort of infection somewhere but couldn't pin point it. They gave him IV antibiotics and the best they could find was a little fluid in his lungs so they called it pneumonia and kept him overnight, sending him home with oral antibiotics the next day. His right ear surgery has been rescheduled for August 8th. They have full faith that once healed he will regain 80% of his hearing. While the right side is healing he will have a hearing aid for his left. Once its finished healing they will then do surgery on his left ear. 

That round building is the CFI. the Fisher house where we stay is to the right.

Arm: Is completely healed and gaining back strength nicely!

Left Nub: He is doing well with his left prosthetic. They have him learning crutches which he says is REALLY hard. 

Right Stump: Is almost healed completely its really taking its sweet ass time! graphed skin is no joke man its so delicate and can rip so easily. He also has another blue suture coming up in a spot so I know that one wont heal till that guy comes out. since he is so close to being healed up they went ahead and got him into a liner on that side and will be casting him for his prosthetic on Tuesday! He should have it by the end of the week!!! WE are so ecstatic about this! First time he will have 2 legs since Feb!

Meds/Psych: They are weening him off of his pain drugs slowly and to our surprise it hasn't been to terrible yet. Now he only has to take med's 3 times a day instead of 5. He still gets 3 diff eye drops 4 times a day tho along with some goop on his left suture. We have been seeing Dr. George together and Cory will start to see him on his own here soon, we talked about a few stuff  between ourselves that he thinks Dr. George can help him with mentally and emotional which makes me so proud. If you knew this man before you knew he didn't believe in talking to people for help. Id like to thank Dr. Wilson & Dr. Escamilla at Polytrauma for changing his mind of that. I will also start seeing Dr. Turner for one on ones myself. It is good to take advantage of these options we have while we can and get help now before we run into problems down the road. Better to be safe then sorry! 

*Parties*

September we are going home on leave for 19 days!!!

There will be 2 parties! The 20th is a Welcome Home party thrown by our family at his parents house, bring a chair, side dish, and your own booze! The 28th is the Thank You party! We want everyone to stop by and meet us if you haven't, we want to show our appreciation for all your love and support! There will be Music, Food, Games, Prizes, and a Slide Bounce House! Don't miss out if you can't make it to one make it to the other please! :) Check the events posted on FB for more details!

NY Trip: The trip was simply amazing and we learned so very much. The trip was also a lot of stuff jam packed into 5 days so we were very tired. I learned that traveling is really going to suck if you don't have help. We had to figure out how to pull/push our luggage while I am pushing him. Its so not fun and time consuming. Its also quiet difficult for him to get down the aisle to his seat. If we could afford it we would fly first class in the front every time it was such a huge difference when we got one of those seats on one of the planes back compared to seat 40. It takes a lot of energy to hop the seats or use his walker side ways. They do offer the aisle chair that is this tiny chair they roll you down in which barely fits by the way. So your the first one on and last one off. I am very nervous for future endeavors where we aren't with a group of wounded warriors because I know it wont be as easy as they made it for our trip. Thank you CFI, Wounded Warrior Project, and Rockaway NY for the memories we had a beautiful time!

Just couldn't resist taking a picture of that smile!

On a boat fishing!

Cory caught 1 fish and 1 net! lol

being silly on the charter bus!

Cory riding in the fire depts zodiac boat! (He was the only one who got to do this and 2x!)

Cory gave rock climbing a try in the special harness 2x.

Then he wanted to do the regular harness! way harder and still finished!

Can you tell someone is wore out!

This was dinner cruise night!

Sun is setting!

She speaks of Freedom for all.

Love of my life!

Kissy Kiss face :)

Cory getting in a specially adaptive Kayak!

We had so much fun Kayaking for our first times ever!

Team Muzzy Proud!

Breezy Point, NY 911 memorial

Tony from Sopranos! 

Well I think I got everything!

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Ah so much to update!

I am Tired...

is it bedtime yet?

Eyes: They are planing to do some stuff to his eyes in July. They plan to remove the oil from his right eye and do some lid repair work on the left eye. Wait a few months. Put a lens in the right eye and finish lid work, remove oil, and do a cornea transplant in the left. Wait a few months. put a lens in the left. Then he can have contacts. This is all if everything goes well and according to plan. This is the plan as of now. Also after rehab they want to send him to blind school either in Waco, TX or Chicago, IL. 

This picture was during his appointment when they undid the sutures on his left eye. You can see the flap over it that is protecting the cornea how neat! The sutures are put back at the end of every eye apt. 

Nubbies: They are doing great. I think another week or two and his right nub will be healed enough to get a liner and socket going on that side finally. Then I know Cory will really go to town doing rehab!

See how much this one has shrank too! 

Ears: Cory is having surgery on his right ear on the 7th. He will also be getting a hearing aid for his left while the right heals. Once its healed they will go and do surgery on his left one too. They expect him to get back at least 80% of his hearing. How awesome is that! I can't wait till be don't have to have things blasting loud cause I am pretty sure its turning me deaf as well. Hopefully the ringing/hum will go away too. At first we had to sleep with the TV on loud so that it would tune out his issues and he could sleep. Which meant no sleep for me but luckily we were able to find a common ground with a sleep machine app! Best invention ever!

Last weekend was our first wedding Anniversary and it was fantastic!

Thank you everyone for all the thoughts and wishes as well as goodies!

 Just a bunch of silly geese! 

We are going to try our hardest to come home for a visit in September.

We are actually seeing if we can get transferred back before being assigned here.

We want to take advantage of our time here but would like to finish care and MEB process back home.

Fingers crossed they will give us what we want.

but we all know how the Army can be...

Either way we are shooting for NC soil in September.

If we do get to, the Thank You Party will happen at that time. 

I will keep everyone updated when I can find out more and for sure details.

So just think Party in September for now!

Cory has been staying really busy as they have him seeing 3 PT's & OT's on top of all his other appointments. One for CFI, WTB, & TBI. 

ok that's all my tired brain can think of sorry!

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Howdy y'all sorry its been a quick minute since we have updated!

We are still in the process of transitioning over to the CFI and getting in-processed with the WTB as well.

So as one can assume its all shades of crazy over here.

We have been doing a lot of appointments and running around.

We are currently staying in the fisher house and have no real address.

If your wishing to send something please ship it to the Po Box.

Our parents will make sure we get it here in Texas by shipping it to my sister. 

We now do our stretches on our own time.

Cory only has PT at this second but we met with OT today and should start being on her roster.

We also have a bunch of different appointments/classes almost daily that is apart of in processing.

Hopefully things will slow down and we will have a more routine like schedule most days. 

I really think they should make in-processing easier and in one place instead of making families run around like chickens with their heads cut off. Not to mention if we didn't have one of his squad leaders with us we would have NEVER figured the junk out. No family needs this stress.

Cory is doing fantastic still, I say this in a bragging voice because I am proud of him.

During this in processing business they have laid out everything that happen to him and all I can say is wow.

Just 3 months ago... This is what his paperwork states.

He had a severe TBI with 2 hematomas, broken radial (right forearm), broken C6 neck spine, right above the knee amputation, left below knee amputation, loss of right quad muscle due to limp salvage, hearing loss and perforated ear drums in both ears, and blindness in both eyes.

How we have made it this far so fast just simply amazes me daily.

Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers we still need them.

We are still waiting on the right nub to heal... which seems to be taking forever. We cant really get started until it does. That nub was pretty tore up that's why its taking so long. 

He stands and walks(hops) with his walker in our room.

He has become a pro putting on his left prosthetic now.

July is when the big surgeries for his eyes are suppose to happen.

We are both a hot mess about it.

We are scared they could make worse then the little bit he has.

However we are trying to keep the faith in our doctors to make things better.

Keep on praying.

Now for some pictures in case you missed them!

our squirrel friends!

prezzies sent from our family!

his new carbon fiber prosthetic 

Thank you Polytrauma for all you have done!

using his long distance glasses