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Comment by stlvan(ship12div.341-PIR 10/15) on August 30, 2010 at 7:42pm

Karen,

Thank you for the info. We are encouraging Liz to stick it out. She says her foot is improving and she can see progress. Healling takes from 3 to 6 weeks. Thanks for the prayers. Congrats on your son's progress to a new ship and division.

Comment by Karen ~ Corpsman Chris' Mom on August 30, 2010 at 2:37am

I also want to let you all know, I found another group on here if you're interested, called (division 2341, ship 6 RCU) just in case you want to join that group also. The more support the better.

Comment by Karen ~ Corpsman Chris' Mom on August 30, 2010 at 1:57am

Hello ladies! I've been on vacation in Myrtle Beach, so I havn't been on here for the past week.

stlvan~medical can not tell you anything, unless your daughter has filled out the proper waivers to allow them to do so. I believe its the HIPPA laws that prevent them from disclosing any medical information about her. My son hated it when he first got to ship 6, and wanted to come home. Just keep writing your daughter and encourage her to hang in there. It really is just a bump in the road in the big picure of things. Encourage her to go to church, bible study and talk with the chaplain and counselors. I will pray for your daughters healing and for her to have the will and the determination for her to get better so she can graduate.

Update~Chris is doing well, and says he's moving into a new division and that I shouldn't write to him in ship 6 anymore. He says he will mail me his new address and PIR asap. He said he should graduate some time in Oct. now and from what he's heard, will be able to wear his dress blues then and in his words they look 10 times better than the dress whites! LOL. He says the only way he wants to come home is in his dress blues. He says he is determined to do whatever it takes to graduate. WOW, it's so encouraging to hear him being so positive now. When he first got to ship 6, he wanted to come home so bad. He has done a complete turn around. All the prayers, letters and Chris' determination have been answered and paid off. He also said his A school is 14 weeks long, and that will keep him there in Great Lakes until Jan., but said he will get to come home for like 2 weeks for Christmas break because the command shuts down!!!! I liked hearing that he'll be home for Christmas! :)

Comment by Tobianne on August 25, 2010 at 9:50pm

yes that exactly what it is. They are not aloud out of the rack, per medical orders.

Comment by stlvan(ship12div.341-PIR 10/15) on August 25, 2010 at 7:51pm

I believe it is Sick in Quarters

Mrssauce60 thanks for the advice. I have written her this evening and encouraged her to focus on the big picture, healing, and ultimately becoming a sailor.

Comment by mrssauce60 on August 25, 2010 at 7:40pm

Okay ladies I have a question, what is SIQ?

Comment by mrssauce60 on August 25, 2010 at 7:37pm

Hi stlvan, My son has been in RCU since July 26th. He has a stress fracture in his leg and then got pnuemonia while in RCU. His PIR date was last Friday. I got a letter today saying he had a rough weekend watching his division walk to graduation and seeing them with their families. It is very difficult at first. All they want to do is come home! She will need tons and tons of encouragement. My son should be in Stage 4 of his physical therapy and mentioned a couple of weeks ago that they thought he could be back in a division by Sept. 2nd. This is really hard on the families also! My son also attends church, bible study, and choir and I think that has helped. My son did not call this weekend, but I have to share my phone calls with his girlfriend, so he may have called her. She does need to sign a waiver with the medical liason for you to get any info. Hang in there. It is hard, but they will all make it and be stronger because of it!

Comment by stlvan(ship12div.341-PIR 10/15) on August 25, 2010 at 7:35pm

Tobianne-Thanks for the good advice.

Comment by Tobianne on August 25, 2010 at 5:44pm

stlvan- keep her encouraged. My daughter was also upset but has found that you just have to bear it out. My daughter had surgery for an infection and is wayyyyy better now she is also on double antibiotics and is ready to get out of there, she was having a hard time with her PFA and was unable to pass the run, now we know why. She was transferred over the day her she was to PIR.

They call on Sat. if they get to the NEX. If they do not go over then sometimes from the quarterdeck. She has to be able to walk and not be SIQ. I do not think they have a problem with LLD. She has called home while LLD. She is just going to need to keep her spirits up.
Calling someone would most likely not help. She would have had to sign something before I believe. this is what I have been told by our recruiter. I however could be wrong, other moms have been through this and will know way more than I. I do know that they can not give any info about her condition at all if she did not sign a release.
You will make it and so will she, the first few days are very rough for them.
It has been since the 13th for us and we are still here, of course bible study and chapel have been a major help. Many prayers by the fine moms on this site. I will keep you on our prayer list and hope for the best with her, you take it easy and do not stress yourself about this. It will eat you up inside, I know. Relax and just know that Sat is not far away and she may get to call then and this will be a pretty nice call, they do not seem to just have 5 mins.
I spoke with "Kay" for like 62 mins last Sat. I loved it. She sounded better than when she was in BC. They get rest and are given the chance to heal properly.

Comment by stlvan(ship12div.341-PIR 10/15) on August 25, 2010 at 5:10pm

My step daughter was transferred to the RCU, yesterday because of 2 broken toes. We have had 2-30 second phone calls with her (one where she read from a script) and a letter today that explained how the injury occurred. Of course her Dad and I have lots of questions and are hoping to hear from her this weekend. Do SR in this unit have more opportunities to call and keep their families up-to-date? Is there any value to contacting the medical liason for info? I imagine she would have to sign a release. What do the SR do while they are healing. They have told her that after she heals they will place her in a ship and division that is in the same spot she was in when she was injured. She is of course upset and making noises about coming home which would be a really bad decision for her. Any info about this ship and how it works would be appreciated. We have no address for this ship yet so any mail I send to encourage her will have to go to the division she was pulled out of and then be forwarded to her.

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