【母の日】イラク戦争で負傷し寝たきりとなった息子を介護する母親

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http://twitter.com/gloomynews/status/13651773118
AP通信が母の日特集記事で、バージニア州郊外で寝たきりの息子を介護する母親の日常を描く記事。２７歳の息子は２０歳の時陸軍予備役兵として２００３年にイラク戦争に派遣され、市街地で後頭部を撃たれ一命をとりとめるも脳を損傷、視力を失い全身麻痺に。本人は意識があり母の言葉に涙を流す。

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http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_MILITARY_MOM?SITE=DCSAS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/9068576

She sleeps a few hours at a time, when the schedule says it is her turn, often slumped in exhaustion by his side.

She has been out to dinner with her husband, Joseph Sr., once in seven years.

She could have a better life if she put Jay in a nursing home. Or if she went back to using the home health care nurses the government provided. But one looked indifferently without wiping Jay's mouth when he drooled. Others fell asleep on the night shift, inattentive while Jay suffered seizures.