The day after he left for Iraq: a story of love, family, and reunion

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The emotional true story of a family separated by war. We feel for the men and women who are risking their lives at war, but what of the families they've left behind? In gorgeous prose, a military wife describes a year in her family's life?a year in which her husband leaves for war and returns, and prepares again to leave. Melissa Seligman's son is a newborn, and her daughter, a toddler, when her husband ships out to Iraq. Starting with that day, and focusing on the months that follow, she movingly describes the balancing act her life has become: being a loving mother to her young childre.;Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Death; A Painful Goodbye; Dying; The Empty Seat; In Memory Of; Denial; Rearview Mirrors; Thanks Given; Looking to Baghdad; A Welcome Distraction; Masquerade; Unraveling; The Long Road Home; Anger; Clenched Fists; Writhing; Fallout; Incarcerated; Fighting for Freedom; Overwhelmed; Necessary Evil; Bargaining; Repositioning; Getting Caught; Pay Off; Chest Pains; Losing the Battle; A New Shade of Gray; Extra Care Packages; Out of My Hands; Searching for Normal; Date Night; Reading Between the Lines; Answered Prayer; Disconnected; Demons.