Back in January of this year, just a week after our son, Noah, deployed to Iraq , I wrote Every Parent’s Nightmare in which I said:

I believe that it is every parent's nightmare that something will happen to their child and that they can't get there. My sleeping and waking nightmare is hearing any of my children crying out for me and I'm not able to get to them… I could not bear the thought that there might be an emergency and I would not be there when my child needed me.

And, of course, that call on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 confirmed that nightmare tenfold!! This has been a truly overwhelming experience – and we’re just 4 days into the journey!

We have been blessed that Noah’s injuries were far less drastic than originally thought, and his Command called to tell us that Noah may be shipped back to the U.S. next week to an Army medical facility to continue treatment and rehabilitation!! (We know he won’t be especially happy with returning stateside – principally because we know he is adamant that he get back with his unit and he shared the other day that he believes that there is a better chance of that happening if he rehabs in Germany … Be that as it may…)

We have been told that he probably will not be sent to Walter Reed (so we are assuming that is more good news!) In fact, they tell us that they could even decide to send him to the hospital at his Division’s stateside base! We have not yet heard from Noah so do not yet know foremost, how he’s feeling, but also importantly, what the tests revealed and what diagnosis has been made, what the prognosis is, what the treatment may be and how long his expected recovery might be. Whatever the details of the “plan,” I will travel from our home to wherever Noah’s final destination is and stay as long as I can be useful to him.

Since the military only covers travel expense for immediate family of "seriously injured soldiers" and as Noah is no longer considered seriously, neither the costs of travel nor living expenses of his family to be with our soldier are covered or reimbursable. . We have had many inquiries of how people wishing to help Noah and our family, so an account has been set up to help defray the costs of Noah’s continuing care… If you would like to contribute, PayPal donations may be NoahPWounded@cableone.net.

Funds not used for Noah will be donated to Soldiers Angels and/or the Wounded Warrior Project.
We thank all again from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers and compassion and affection.

Carla
Some Soldier’s Mom


For checks or money orders:
Noah P. Wounded Warrior Fund
Wells Fargo Bank
825 Miller Valley Road
Prescott, AZ 86301


Cards and letters may be send to:
Noah P. Wounded Warrior
1042 Willow Creek #101
PMB 279
Prescott, AZ 86301