Jeff had his first counseling session this morning with a VA counselor. Jeff has invited me to stay with him during the counseling so I got to see how it went. I have to say it was the best piece of counseling I have ever had the privilege of witnessing. I have never seen Jeff so engaged by anyone like he did today with David Ryan. I am so very grateful! My hope and prayer is that it will just build from here.
Tomorrow we see Deb Wilson his prescribing nurse and she's going to do more along the counseling line than she has to date. I know Jeff likes her and should do well with her, too. But she's going to probe a little so it should be interesting as David's assignment for Jeff the rest of this week is to try to stay present with his emotions and note what is going on with his thoughts and reactions. He helped Jeff better understand what PTSD is and will be working with him to help identify how it is specifically impacting him. I've learned through the Family Ed class that for each person who struggles with PTSD their journey is unique to them. I learned some things about Jeff just sitting listening to his dialogue with David that I never before understood about his thoughts and beliefs.
I think today has opened a window of hope that we've not felt before now.
