Two years ago today I was sitting in the Stanford Hospital waiting room worried that my husband might not make it through brain surgery. Since July 13, 2007 Travis has had too many medical appointments to count. He has been on too much medication, especially pain medication. He has been on Oxycontin, Duragesic pain patches, [...]
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Two years ago today…An Update
July 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments
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update
March 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
So much has been going on in our lives I do not even know where to start. Travis is currently in the MEB/PEB process, in civilian term this means that he is in the process of being medically retired from the military. It also means that he must attend different classes as well as additional [...]
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I found a GREAT website related to VA benefits and the military retirement process
January 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
There is so much that goes into a military medical retirement. Lots of acronyms (ie. PEB, MEB, VA, DOD), lot of appointments, lots of paperwork, and lots of organizing. The whole thing is very overwhelming to me. It is stressful enough to know that Travis is going to get a major pay cut but making [...]
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