This Soldier and His Family Need Emotional Support

By Holly Aho on Dec 12, 2005 | In Journal | 4 feedbacks »

Ever read the blog A Storm In Afghanistan? The blog is written by a soldier who was stationed in Afghanistan (of course), and I first started reading his blog because it was filled with wry humor and great writing. This soldier's family recently received very bad news - his wife has breast cancer.

He has been relieved to return to Germany to take care of his wife and family (small children including a new baby), and they could use some emotional support. The cancer had already spread to her lungs before they finally diagnosed it and she is very, very sick. They recently moved to be closer to doctors who can provide better care for his wife, so while she is in chemo he is trying to take care of the children, unpack, and take care of his wife all at once. She is currently in the hospital in intensive care with an extremely high fever.

This has to be so extremely difficult, battling something like this while in a foreign country, far from family and friends. So go visit his blog and leave a comment or two. I'm sure knowing that there are many people who care will help even in a small way to relieve some of the emotional stress.

UPDATE: SC Eagle has provided an address if you'd like to send his wife cards, letters or a carepackage or two. It is:

Ellicia Stanley
CMR 416 Box 1441
APO, AE 09140

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4 comments

Comment from: Tom Miller [Visitor]

Jesus... that is so sad! I better get over there to see if I can help. Thanks for pointing it out. I hope he's got an SA over there who can keep an eye on them.

12/12/05 @ 13:02

Comment from: MissBirdlegs in AL [Visitor]

Thanks for posting this, Holly. They need all the encouragement they can get!

12/12/05 @ 16:46

Comment from: Barb [Visitor] · http://barbette.blogspot.com

It is totally freakin' unfair- but life so often is just that. I went over and left a comment. I am struck by the resilience and sense of humor that SC Eagle presents. Good spirits and humor will be so important in their struggle!

Thanks for sharing - I will add them to my list of Must Reads.

12/12/05 @ 19:03

Comment from: Andrea & Mark - Radio Patriots [Visitor]

· http://radiopatriot.blogspot.com

Holly,

Thank you for posting about SC Eagle and Ellicia. We are astonished at the support the blogger community is extending to the Stanleys.

Bless you for this act of kindness,

With our heartfelt thanks,

Andrea & Mark
Radio Patriots
Constitutional Public Radio - CPR for the Heart of America

10/21/06 @ 01:24

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