We contacted Leslie for permission to link to the Mended Wings Blog.

The Reply:

...You guys are just part of what is so great about Texas !  This state really cares about it's military personnel and it is so refreshing to see.  It appears we will be in San Antonio a while and we are hoping to find a suitable home (waiting for VA approval) so I may actually get the chance to see you sometime at one of your fundraisers.

Anyway, feel free to link my blog on your site.  And I appreciate everything your group has done for us.  The letter you received from Judith Markelz tells it all - we personally have benefited in the past due to your donations.

Thank you
Leslie, Kevin and Breezy

This blog is dedicated to my son, Kevin, who was critically wounded in Afghanistan on May 31, 2008. My daughter, Brianna, and I left our homes and our lives to be by his side from that day forward.

Here is where you will learn of all of our accomplishments as well as the trials of his recovery of such serious injuries.

Although we have come through the acute stage of his burns, we are now focusing on the rehab for his brain injury. For those of you unaware, Kevin has lost nearly 85% of the function of the left side of his brain, causing him to not be able to do much (yet) with his right side and he can only say a few words so far. He also has to learn to write and he needs to remember everything in his past life.

Basically, we have 'started over'.