More on Walter Reed conditions- Mologne House installment

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Monday February 19, 2007 · 1:49 AM PST

2007/02/19 · 01:49

Imagine my surprise when I read the latest installment by Anne Hull and Dana Priest of the Washington Post about conditions at Walter Reed (Monday 2-19-07)

The Hotel Aftermath

... and saw the story my friend Annette McLeod shares about her experiences at the Mologne House.

The guests of Mologne House have been blown up, shot, crushed and shaken, and now their convalescence takes place among the chandeliers and wingback chairs of the 200-room hotel on the grounds of Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Her story is so typical of the many, many stories I have heard over the years from families staying long term at Walter Reed and the Mologne House. It is only getting worse.

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Saturday February 10, 2007 · 1:41 AM PST

2007/02/10 · 01:41

I originally put this in a comment from a previous entry, and Scout Finch advised me (a newbie) to post it as a diary entry. So I have...... but there really is an additional element that I didn't include in the blockquote below that I share now....

My husband Mike joined the Army at 18 and put in 13 years. When he got out in 2000, he met and married me, moving to Seattle to work in law enforcement. I didn't know anything about military life or being a military spouse. In fact, I was pretty comfortable in my life as a 7th CD Democrat.

After a year or so, he asked if he could rejoin with the local reserve unit in Seattle

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Thursday January 25, 2007 · 1:37 PM PST

2007/01/25 · 13:37

I am just getting back to the blogs after my very intense experience of testifying before the above mentioned task force. It was emotionally draining to testify and also to support Cynthia Lefever (son is a wounded warrior with Traumatic Brain Injury) Stephanie Pelkey (husband came home from Iraq, was diagnosed with PTSD, couldn't get treatment and committeed suicide in their home) who also testified.

Afterward, I felt like I used to after working a medevac flight at Walter Reed, exhausted from listening so hard, processing difficult and even terrifying information, being supportive... so I kicked into "self-care mode" and I am just getting back to the diary.

Most important was the testimony of retired command sergeant major Thomas Adams :

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Monday January 22, 2007 · 4:15 PM PST

2007/01/22 · 16:15

Hi,

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Take a moment to review VMFP's descripton, Mission Statement, Statement of purpose, introduce yourself and how you got involved in veteran & military family matters, then weigh in on issues you think legislation should address.

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