just wanted to share

some of you know about my son-in-law lou, being re-deployed to iraq after returning dec 2006. today, i received a call from germany from my daughter that her friend was one of those injured in that huge attack last week. thing is there are so many attacks, i personally don't know which one and for months i do not want to watch the news since i compels me think it is one of my friends that has been injured or a casualty. i have had a few friends killed in action and that is not easy to think and very young, just kids to me. today, my daughter went to Landstuhl which is 20 mins from her home. she went to see her friend adam who is calvary soldier and only 20 yrs old. his left side of the face was blown off by an IED. she spent time visiting him to bring his spirit up and know it is ok. when my daughter was at the hospital she noticed how many soldiers were seriously injured and how sad and in pain they all were. she is considering being a volunteer to visit these soldiers on a regular basis. the hospital is 20 mins away from her home and it is the main hospital where all the injured soldiers from iraq, afghanistan, etc are sent. she told me many are depressed, badly disfigured and feel lonely with no visitors. my daughter, jessi has the strength to see people that are deformed and disfigured. i told her, if it helps their morale and know they have a friend they can talk to, then do it and god will pay you back for your compassion and having the heart to take your time and let them have a friend they can talk to and understand what they are going through. i am posting a link to the pic of adam, the 20 yr old that i am writing about above. he is from West Monroe, Louisana. http://tinyurl.com/2wmy49

I hate hearing stories like that. It makes me sooo sad. I will keep them and all their families in my prayers. It just makes my heart hurt to know that these people being killed are someones kids, or husbands or wives, or mommy and daddy. I dont know that I could handle it if something like that happened to my husband.

my daughter now visit the soldiers on a daily basis as she can. she told me when they see her their eyes filled with tears because she drops by to visit and spend quality time talking with them in which they need. you have to understand all they interact with are doctors, nurse and physical therapist for moments at a time, but no one to really talk or interact with. when my daughter goes there she said she feel prepared for when if it does happens to her husband since he is going back to combat redeployment again, she is prepare and ready to deal with it. my daughter has to be strong and the force for when he returns back home because what is going on over there is extremely hostile on a daily basis and he has been in the fire of IEDs which i have pics on my profile. she is doing a service visiting the injured and disabled soldiers and at the same time having the ability for her own prepareness.