Transcript
(Laughing)
(chattering)
- [Penny] I was a social butterfly
before my last deployment.
We had parties at our house all the time.
- [Guest] Are you alright?
- [Penny] We would have 20, 30 people,
and it was fun.
(dramatic music)
However, I go to my last deployment,
and I come back a very different individual.
(kettle whistling)
My days were spent hibernating, isolating.
If I could get away with not leaving the house
for three days, four days a week,
I would do that.
I wasn't showering.
I wasn't brushing my teeth.
I wasn't even getting out of my pajamas.
My poor husband had such difficulties,
because not only did I make myself a recluse,
I made him a recluse as well.
(chiming)
Through therapy, I have slowly come out of that shell,
and now my ability to socialize has been getting better.
I've been letting myself get into the community again,
and it's been amazing.
(chattering)
I enjoy when people come over.
We have been to a friend's birthday party,
a graduation from college,
and we've entertained in our home.
Before treatment, there is no way
that any of this would have happened.
I have great friends.
I'm able to get out and do things
that I haven't done in years,
and it is wonderful.
It's amazing where I'm at right now.