On April 21, 2011 my husband was wounded in Afghanistan. This will always be a day that we will never forget and will never want to relive. This event has changed our life dramatically and all we can do is move on with our life! I have attached an article that was written about my husband the day it all happened. At the time he had lost both legs below the knee by stepping on a pressure plate IED while out on patrol;
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/04/at-frontline-hospital-afghan-wars-toll-is-deeply-felt/237787/
Since then, my husband has gone through eight surgeries and is now a bi-lateral amputee above the knee. He has been so strong and determined that he is progressing everyday. He is now starting to stand on block prostetics so that he can learn to keep his balance all over again and is even taking steps but a few at a time.
A lot of people don't realize how dependent we are on our legs and feet. I mean we use them everyday, right? Well, with him learning to walk again is like a toddler learning to walk for the first time. For normal people, we can walk like it's going out of style but with him it takes 3 times more effort just for one step.
I hope you enjoy the article as much as I did.
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