I was unaware of these facilities and their function until my stay at the SAMMC & the Fisher House. The opportunity to gain an awareness of the Wounded warrior project, Center for the Intrepid and the Wounded Warrior Family support center was a blessing and gift. My experience walking among the Wounded Warriors and their Families left an impression.
The Soldiers & their families I observed dealt with various conditions - some double, triple amputees, traumatic brain injuries, gun shot wounds and even mild to severe burns. Most Soldiers staying in the House were well into recover. Most were getting prosthetics and therapy down the courtyard at the Center for the Intrepid. Other Soldiers were in the hospital. I heard their stories mostly from their moms. War seemed so distant to me until I saw the effects up close. No one gives more than a solider in War. Warrior is the perfect word to describe him. Intrepid is another.
Center for the Intrepid
Mission
The threefold mission of the CFI is to provide rehabilitation for OIF/OEF casualties who have sustained amputation, burns, or functional limb loss, to provide education to DoD and Department of Veteran's Affairs professionals on cutting edge rehabilitation modalities, and to promote research in the fields of Orthopaedics, prosthetics and physical/occupational rehabilitation. The staff and equipment for the building was selected to provide the full spectrum of amputee rehabilitation as well as the advanced outpatient rehabilitation for burn victims and limb salvage patients with residual functional loss.
Our Vision
Through the collaboration of a multi-disciplinary team, we will provide state-of-the-art amputee care, assisting our patients as they return to the highest levels of physical, psychological and emotional function.
http://www.bamc.amedd.army.mil/departments/orthopaedic/cfi/
Wounded Warrior Family Support Center
Purpose: The Warrior and Family Support Center (WFSC) provides coordinated services to patients, next-of-kin and extended Family Members with a primary focus on Wounded Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Warriors. It provides a friendly, comfortable environment in which to take a break, watch a movie on big-screen TVs, play video games, check email or use the Internet, select a book or magazine to read, make a phone call, or just grab a cup of coffee. Wounded Warriors and their Family Members visit the WFSC to maintain contact with other military members or extended Family Members, to receive emotional support, answers to their questions, and to extend their rehabilitation away from the hospital. The rehabilitation involves learning to cope with war related disabilities as individuals, as couples, and as families.
http://www.bamc.amedd.army.mil/military/wfsc/
Wounded Warrior Project
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