When it came to lunch time, my wife said out of the blue that she would like to go to lunch alone while I watched the kids, if that was alright. It wa... totally alright with me, since I thought that she would feel more comfortable talking about things with Carolyn if they were alone. I even joked that they could go to my parents house for a quickie, since they were out of town. Carolyn came and picked up Michele, and our youngest daughter, who was only one, while I stayed with the older kids who. She never looked up. It crossed my mind that she was part of this cult I’d read about which kept themselves isolated from the world. Then again, maybe she was a crank head looking to blow me for her next jolt. ‘Do you need help? Because if you do, I might be able to help you.’ She nodded in a tiny motion and then with more emphasis. ‘I want to get away.’ Moments like these are called inflection points. I can never see them coming. ‘How old are you?’ I asked. ‘I am eighteen years and three. ”“Practical work?”“Battlefield healing. We use lifelike dummies to show you how as well as what condition you can expect your patients to be in, re-attaching limbs etc.”“Right,” I nodded.“It’s a lot of work. Yes, we can give you the knowledge easily, but, the hard part, as ever, is knowing how to put it into practice to the point where you use the wand intuitively.”Dass then showed me where to stash the wand in my armour and took me on a tour of the Healer med centre which essentially was an. We cannot fully appreciate the hard and dangerous work these men did for us, as their stories remain untold, and shall remain so long after they are gone. Until that day comes when the stories of their service can finally come to light, we can only offer an ignorant, yet heartfelt thanks, for their unknown sacrifices that have undoubtedly contributed to our safety and well being in ways that we can yet only dream of.Senior Chief, Victoria! And thanks for reaching out to me while I was writing.