A general day in a Disabled Veterans life

 What's it like to be a DV? for most, a roller coaster. Day in day out. Good days, bad days. Ups, downs. Noise. arguments. Pain. Lonely. Lost. Happy. Sad.

 More than most want to even think about.

 Many days start with little to no sleep the night before. Lite sleep. restless sleep. Wake up with aches, pains. Decide what meds to take. If you are driving can't take this one. Gonna need a ride if do. Timing meds and meals. Try to prevent stomach aches, rushing to bathroom at worst time. Fight to get out of bed. Try to work out stiffness. Stumble around. Get help dressing. First two hours is just becoming human to function. If you have a job it starts around 4am. If you don't, it is followed by doctor appointments or attempting to find a way to occupy the mind. If you have a caregiver, trying to work with them. Trying not to think about the mental aspect of anything that caused all the injuries. Vice verus, not letting the mental aspect stir up old injury pains. Spend the day working on what ever task is possible or working on just getting thru. 

 Part of the day is spent dealing with no one or people that you just dont want to deal with. Worrying about thngs that need to be done. Adjusting to what you can and can't do. Realizing mid day that you forogt important things. Maybe taking meds. Working a schedule that revolves around a care giver or assistance. 

Another part of day is spent avoiding as much of the above and people as possible. Planning your elevator trips and times to go into public buildings. 

 Trying to find a secure place to eat. Constantly scanning every place for hostile actions or potential threats. 

 Dealing with a constant ringing in the ears. 

 Trying not to be rude and hateful because the discomfort, pain and issues are constant, accumulative and create a short fuse. 

 Now its about evening dinner and because of meds, you really dont want to eat. Then its trying to stay busy till bed time. Avoiding TV or Shows. Avoiding conversations. Watching out for triggers. Dealing with the left over migraine from 8 hours ago. 

 None of this counts for theraphy, treatments or anything else. More of just a daily base for many veterans.

 Bedtime is the hope of a better day tomorrow. 

 This is not limited to any one war or conflict or decade. This is what it is like for almost every veteran that served during combat and hostilities. Going back for centuries. Veterans that cleaned up the mess of war. Veterans that saw what humans are capable of. Veterans that have seen raw hate and violence. 

 Using the words, Just get over it, doesnt cut it.