Welcome

   I want to begin by introducing myself. I am a Marine wife (once a Marine always a Marine, goes for the wife too! ;P ) and a mother of two little children. I have my bachelors and I am educated in health both mind and body. I am a aquatics fitness instructor and swim coach. 

   My husband served 4 years active duty Marine Corps and is currently enlisted Air Force. During his time with the Marine Corps he had served a tour in Afgahnistan where he saw much on the front lines. While there I delivered our first child one month into the deployment, who had complications after delivery and needed to be in NICU for 8 days plus on an apnea monitor for 4 months of life. Well even though red cross messages were sent, mandating the return of my Marine, the corps felt they needed him more. I feel that although he had been through combat- saw death, had bullets flying by him missing him by inches- that him being countries away and having no control over being able to comfort support and be there during his child's time of need has been far more traumatic. 

   When discharged from the Marine Corps my husband was diagnosed with PTSD. 

This marked the beginning of a new journey.