The Bravest Families in America
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Since returning from Iraq, Corey says his life has changed dramatically. Simple things that he once did every day are now a struggle, like helping around the house or reading to his children.
"It is a huge adjustment, not only for Corey but for me [too]," says Jenny. "I went from wife to caregiver. And for our kids, they grew up fast. They had to. Now, instead of Corey reading to [our daughter] Kylie and Corey helping Kylie, it's the other way around."
Watch Corey and Jenny's "new normal"
Corey attends both speech and physical therapy and also goes to job training three days a week. There, he is given a chance to do small tasks on his own and also to train for a job in the future. Corey was working to become a paramedic before his deployment, but now his dreams have changed.
"Families in this country need to know what they can do, and what Jenny and I have talked about, is that you can just go to the door and say 'How can I help?' You can leave something. [Jenny] has her sidewalk and her driveway shoveled by friends in Yankton. So it's a small thing," says Tom. "I think a lot of people are reluctant to reach out, but [these military families] want to know that you are aware of what's going on. They're living in their own war zone, and that's not right for this country."
"It is a huge adjustment, not only for Corey but for me [too]," says Jenny. "I went from wife to caregiver. And for our kids, they grew up fast. They had to. Now, instead of Corey reading to [our daughter] Kylie and Corey helping Kylie, it's the other way around."
Watch Corey and Jenny's "new normal"
Corey attends both speech and physical therapy and also goes to job training three days a week. There, he is given a chance to do small tasks on his own and also to train for a job in the future. Corey was working to become a paramedic before his deployment, but now his dreams have changed.
"Families in this country need to know what they can do, and what Jenny and I have talked about, is that you can just go to the door and say 'How can I help?' You can leave something. [Jenny] has her sidewalk and her driveway shoveled by friends in Yankton. So it's a small thing," says Tom. "I think a lot of people are reluctant to reach out, but [these military families] want to know that you are aware of what's going on. They're living in their own war zone, and that's not right for this country."
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