Posted on 06/14/2009 6:39:36 AM PDT by SandRat
We are so lucky to have these men and women that give life and limb for our freedom. Prayers for this soldier’s continued recovery.
Very inspiring. God bless Erik Castillo in his life journey.
“On top of his health issues, Castillo is in the midst of a breakdown of his brief marriage to a childhood sweetheart.”
Not that its my business, but wonder what the reasoning is behind this.
No Idea.
God bless this man.
“Five years have passed since he woke up drooling and paralyzed...”
It would have been nice if this so called reporter left out “drooling.” What a putz.
I think that this is how you define the word “courage”.
Good bless him, continued prayers up.
Amazing the depth of strength this Soldier has. I am constantly amazed at how resilient people can be.
Prayers for his continued recovery to the best of his ability.
Thanks for the post and ping Sand.
If I were ever to suffer an injury or illness that is this serious...this disfiguring...this damaging..I would specifically give my wife permission to move on with her life by leaving me.In fact,I'd basically *insist* that she did so.I'd do so out of love for her.
Yes,I know."In sickness and in health".But still....
What would you expect from her if she were horribly disfigured, say, in a car wreck or a fire?
Fair enough. I just wonder if it was of her own volition. You see what I’m getting at. I just don’t see much loyalty anymore and as such I can see this being the whole, eh, its too hard thing. But then again, I have never been in a situation like this so I don’t really have room to talk.
Question? Does his soon to be ex have any rights to his VA or other compensations?
Too many times we hear of the men who marry too young and too quickly. It rips your heart out.
One I know of a young man married his new love before he shipped out to Iraq. Tragedy struck and he was killed in battle.
The 17 year old widow refused to give the family any of his personal items! He had filled out all the forms that made her his legal wife. The family cared nothing for any money.
The young women who knew him for a few weeks will most likely forget him when the money runs out.
I'm not married at the moment so it's a moot point for the time being.I was speaking theoretically.But I think that a sign of true love would be to do what I've suggested...particularly when the couple is younger.
Assuming you're currently married (which,I know,may not be the case) have you ever said anything to your wife like "honey,if I should die I'd want to see you remarry at some point"...? If you have,the point I made comes from about the same place in one's heart as does the "I'd want you to remarry" comment does.
Yes,the case mentioned in this article could well be a case of a lack of true love...a marriage of convenience...a lack of loyalty.But I don't think we can be sure of that.And as for the 17 year old widow...that,too,could be a case of selfishness...a lack of true love.But,IMO,it could also be a case of a young girl,lacking much of the wisdom and experience that she'll probably have at 40,being so distraught that she figured that his "personal items" were all that she had left of him.
Just my 2 cents' worth.
My 2cents. I discovered the best in myself when my infant child faced almost certain death...then almost certain 'non viable life'...almost certain mental retardation...after being misdiagnosed when having spinal meningitis. In each instance he was given a 25% chance for any recovery. I had to dig deeper that I thought possible for strength. I found an inner strength, which these 30 something years later has served me well. I highly recommend you allow your wife to find her own path should you ever be in such a condition. She may find she needs to leave...or she may find an inner strength that she'd not have the opportunity to discover otherwise. /my 2 cents
P.S. My son made a miraculous recovery and is a wonderful, self sufficient, self supporting, tax paying adult American today.
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