Group Support for a Military Wife ; Resources Available to Help Make Deployments More Bearable

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DEAR ABBY: Boy, did I identify with the letter about the Army wife whose husband is being deployed to Kuwait. My husband of 25 years is in Iraq now. It's a short deployment, but my reaction to it was unusual for me.

At first, I took it in stride. But as the time approached for him to leave, I became anxious and depressed. I consulted a therapist, whom I'm still seeing. I had similar feelings as the wife's. I was scared out of my mind that my husband would not return and I, too, wanted a divorce. I'm still mystified about my reaction. He has been away before, but never in a place so dangerous. I, too, felt he was choosing the military over me and our kids.

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Group Support for a Military Wife ; Resources Available to Help Make Deployments More Bearable

The only thing that helped me when we left him at the airport was the knowledge that he really wanted to do this. I thought, if he gets ki...

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