My name is Michelle and I'm new to the group wanting to get some
answers as a partner of someone that suffers from mild TBI. I just
learned of this last Novemeber and have been noticing matters getting
worse. I'm a partner to a soldier that is currently deployed
overseas. This is his third deployment and his last deployment he
suffered from an explosion, hospitalization and now sufferes from the
effects of it. He has been diagnosed with Mild TBI and possible
PTSD. But the more and more he talks, loss of concentration, memory
he has to write everything down, he sufferes from terrible headaches
and has short-term memory. He also has trouble sleeping. I think
this due to the TBI and the PTSD seems to be the side-effects of the
TBI. Anyway, there is a chance he will be forced to come home early
from his tour (June he's expected home) and this is tearing him
apart. He is on medication and when I ask him, he has no idea what
anti-depressents he's on. Has anyone had a similar situation and
give me an idea of how to start helping him? This is hard because
he's not home yet and I can't physically help him although he's the
first one to say he can overcome this by himself and push people away
including the people he loves most--me. I'm very new to this and have
been reading everything I can find on this and i'm so afraid if he is
brought back home early, the depression he will be in. If this
happens, he will really deem himself SICK and I fear that!!! To a
point of he will never return. Is there anything I can help him with
now? This is out of my hands, for I'm not his doctor, I'm trying to
understand just as much as he is. I'm very frustrated and confused
about what to do. Especially when he has a doctor telling him he
needs to get through this by himself. How the heck does he do
that?