Home from Iraq: A family fights to recover

Dealing with daily pain

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:32:28 -0700

Staff Sgt. Chris Edwards must deal with excruciating pain every day during his recovery from an injury he suffered in Iraq. Edwards was burned over 80 percent of his body when a bomb exploded under his patrol vehicle in April 2005.

Hard work to recover

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:37:05 -0700

Staff Sgt. Chris Edwards does hours of physical therapy every day to regain the abilities to feed and clothe himself. Edwards was burned over 80 percent of his body when a bomb exploded under his patrol vehicle in Iraq in April 2005.

Hectic, day after day

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:40:20 -0700

Tammy Edwards has experienced non-stop hectic days caring for her 4-year-old son Riley and helping with the recovery of her husband, Staff Sgt. Chris Edwards, who was seriously wounded in Iraq in April 2005.

The internal battle

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:43:52 -0700

It's just as hard for the Edwards family to deal with Staff Sgt. Chris Edwards' mental and emotional injuries as it is to heal his physical wounds. Edwards was burned over 80 percent of his body when a bomb exploded under his patrol vehicle in 2005.

The price a wife pays

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:47:35 -0700

Tammy Edwards says life feels surreal since her husband, Staff Sgt. Chris Edwards, was seriously injured in the war in Iraq. But she pushes forward as best she can, and she tries to help her son, Riley, answer hard questions.

Neighbors support recovering soldier and family

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:09:04 -0700

Chris Edwards is an army staff sergent who is recovering from serious injuries suffered in Iraq. His neighbors have significantly helped the Edwards family recover.

Organizations help wounded warrior

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:09:19 -0700

Chris Edwards is an army staff sergeant recovering from serious injuries suffered in Iraq. As he and his family work through hard times, they have received help from numerous organizations.