Review: Thought provoking
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2014
A physically and mentally broken soldier without any help from the VA has given up on himself.  He blames himself for the death of his best friend, who is his constant companion in his head.  His father is trying to get him help in every way that he can, but he has lost all hope.With permission to drive the “Boss” he drags himself out of his stupor and goes to a new hospital for some treatment.  The therapist turns out to be his first, and probably his only, love.  But he begins to lie to her and a certain appendage begins to grow and she knows that he is lying to her.  She directs him to another doctor who is using a controversial treatment for people with his pain and he becomes a new main as the treatment takes affect and he begins to have hope again except for the remorse he feels for the death of his friendHe continues to lie to his once upon a time girlfriend about his feelings.  During a therapy session in his home she gets him to admit to his lie and they renew their lovemaking.  He finally opens up to her about his friend and she tells him he has nothing to be blaming himself for in the incident.  She has breathed new life into him and he begins to make plan for the future and she even helps him to patch up the relationship between him and his father.Well written and good insight into what our veterans go through after injury doing their duty.