Now, Ellie is distrustful yet charming. She can’t take anymore and will do whatever is necessary to know stability once more, including running away. Her feelings only intensify the closer she comes to the birth of the baby.
She has begged him to speak with the doctors about his dreams. He won’t! Every time the subject comes up, he’s emphatic. He doesn’t dream!
Making a special dinner, she recalls when he came back from his second tour in Iraq. Then, she went to the airbase to wave a flag. The bands played John Philip Sousa’s, “Stars and Stripes Forever.”
That day the Base Commander took to the microphone and welcomed them home. His words echoed through the hanger and out across the runway.
“A job well done. Welcome home.” He read from the sign over the platform. Cheers broke out from every corner of the building.
“Today, I’m …show more content…
The unintentional volume of his voice startled the other waiting patients.
“Sweetie, whatever he says we will deal with it.”
She anxiously waited for the receptionist to call his name. He fidgeted about and walked to the window several times. She worried that he might walk out the door at any minute.
“Tank, there’s something wrong when you can’t breathe at night. It could be something other than P.T.S.D.” Her whispers brought ease to his troubled mind.
Dr. House spent twenty minutes with them asking questions and explaining his concerns. He asked Tank if he would wake up with a sore or dry throat. Does he snore loudly? During the day does he feel sleepy or suffer from lack of energy? Does he feel sleepy while driving? Does he have headaches in the morning? Is he restless at night? Is he forgetful or suffer from mood changes? To each question, Tank replied in the positive.
“What is it Doctor,” asked a troubled Ellie.
“It could be Sleep Apnea. However, we won’t know for sure until we do a Sleep Study.”
“So, in layman’s terms Doc, what is it,” Tank questioned with
She has begged him to speak with the doctors about his dreams. He won’t! Every time the subject comes up, he’s emphatic. He doesn’t dream!
Making a special dinner, she recalls when he came back from his second tour in Iraq. Then, she went to the airbase to wave a flag. The bands played John Philip Sousa’s, “Stars and Stripes Forever.”
That day the Base Commander took to the microphone and welcomed them home. His words echoed through the hanger and out across the runway.
“A job well done. Welcome home.” He read from the sign over the platform. Cheers broke out from every corner of the building.
“Today, I’m …show more content…
The unintentional volume of his voice startled the other waiting patients.
“Sweetie, whatever he says we will deal with it.”
She anxiously waited for the receptionist to call his name. He fidgeted about and walked to the window several times. She worried that he might walk out the door at any minute.
“Tank, there’s something wrong when you can’t breathe at night. It could be something other than P.T.S.D.” Her whispers brought ease to his troubled mind.
Dr. House spent twenty minutes with them asking questions and explaining his concerns. He asked Tank if he would wake up with a sore or dry throat. Does he snore loudly? During the day does he feel sleepy or suffer from lack of energy? Does he feel sleepy while driving? Does he have headaches in the morning? Is he restless at night? Is he forgetful or suffer from mood changes? To each question, Tank replied in the positive.
“What is it Doctor,” asked a troubled Ellie.
“It could be Sleep Apnea. However, we won’t know for sure until we do a Sleep Study.”
“So, in layman’s terms Doc, what is it,” Tank questioned with