My wife goes to the range.

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CajunBass

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As some of you may remember, about a year ago, my wife suffered near fatal ruptured brain aneruysum. She's recovering well, and yesterday, when I said I was going to the range to sight in my new 77/22 she said she wanted to go along, so I packed up her Wally World Special 10/22 also.

After I got the 77/22 shooting where the scope was looking, I set her 10/22 into the rest and helped her get seated at the bench. She was fussing that she couldn't see the target very well, but I assured her that she'd be looking through the scope and would be able to see better.

Once she got setled in and looked through the scope she was happy. I talked her through chambering a round, (I KNOW HOW TO DO THAT! I'm brain damaged, not stupid." she told me.) She clicked the safety off, and I watched through the binoculars.

The little 22 barked once. BLAP! A hole appeared in the black, center of the target. She looked up. I HIT IT! Yes, you did. Do it again." BLAP, BLAP, BLAP. I called her shots for her. "Low right, Low left, Dead center. Pour it on." BLAP, BLAP, BLAP. Spent brass was flying past my nose.

Boys and girls, she was grinning like a Cheshire cat. Ok, the group wasn't olympic sized, but it was a group and it was pretty much around the 10 ring. Not bad at all considering what she's been through.

I loaded the magazine again for her and she went back to work. She went through about 30-40 rounds or so before she said she was tired and wanted to go sit in the truck.

On the way home she said, "THAT WAS FUN! Can we do it again?"

Can we? You bet.

Praise God!

Shooting is good therapy.

Sorry, no pictures. My camera isn't working and I'd have forgotten it anyway.
 
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I am a simple tradesman and a layman, not a doctor, but I would think the concentration and hand/eye coordination necessary for shooting would be therapeutic for a brain injury. :)
 
If not therapeutic for brain injury, therapeutic for her self-confidence, and for feeling "whole" again after the type of medical problem that really strikes us emotionally, one that can make us worry, will we ever be "the same?"

Pretty therapeutic for those who love her to see her having fun, too, isn't it, CajunBass?

Congratulations to you both. Wishing you many more happy trips to the range.
 
Loosedhorse said:
If not therapeutic for brain injury, therapeutic for her self-confidence, and for feeling "whole" again after the type of medical problem that really strikes us emotionally, one that can make use worry, will we ever be "the same?"
Agreed.
 
awesome. Not only is it helping coordination and reflexes but its building her confidence. Now see if you can get insurance to cover range costs and ammo...it is therapy and all.
 
Thanks for posting that story. Congrats on a good range trip and a great wife. I was gonna go downstairs and load 9mm... folding laundry with my wife seems like a better idea now. Thanks again. :)
 
:)

Sounds like that's good for her and you're good to her. Just the way things ought to be.

I hope that there will be many such days to come as well.
 
She's assume. I am so glad she had fun. God Bless her. I am glad to hear she is recovering nicely. Keep taking her to the range when she wants to go. That is one great touching story. That is so cool she shot really well. I am happy to hear she has a good husband like you for support.
 
Don't know whether it was therapeutic or not but it was fun and thats all the justification needed. good for her and good for you for sticking with her through tough times. A lot of people don't.
 
You know, I've lost count of exactly how many threads I read through on THR every day.

But this one seemed to move me the most. Thank you CajunBass, and your wife for the inspiration.

Prayers your way,
Stealth
 
Way :cool: Congratulations to all y'all!

BTDT with my wife, too. After effects from TBI (traumatic brain injury) are varied and unpredictable as to how they'll heal (or not), but the brain is pretty amazing in it's ability to re-program itself around problems. But it is slow . . . any stimulation & exercise of the facilities definitesly helps the process. Keep up the good work!:)
 
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