Blake Cook

And she goes, her exact words was, who the fuck is this? I'm like, hey, it's me. I'm like, I sound funny because I'm on morphine. I'm not dead. I'm alive. I'll call you in a little bit. She's, like, so confused. I'm like, hey. I'm like, this is really me. I promise. They get on the phone. They're like, ma'am, Ms. Cook, we're sorry about this. Like, she is, he is alive.

Nobody had died, but like... Holy shit. So for an hour, my wife and my mom thought I was dead. Like, how do you fuck that up? Because some army wife calls my wife and tells them news that should have even been delivered to her. Why would you do that? It's not your responsibility. So that was, I think that still bothers my wife, maybe, that she got that phone call.

Nobody had died, but like... Holy shit. So for an hour, my wife and my mom thought I was dead. Like, how do you fuck that up? Because some army wife calls my wife and tells them news that should have even been delivered to her. Why would you do that? It's not your responsibility. So that was, I think that still bothers my wife, maybe, that she got that phone call.

Nobody had died, but like... Holy shit. So for an hour, my wife and my mom thought I was dead. Like, how do you fuck that up? Because some army wife calls my wife and tells them news that should have even been delivered to her. Why would you do that? It's not your responsibility. So that was, I think that still bothers my wife, maybe, that she got that phone call.

But I can't even imagine, man, how she felt. So, but at least they were, they caught it fast enough to where it wasn't a day, right, or hours. It was about an hour. And I think what happened is the lady that was the head of the FRG told her husband that, hey, I called the wife. She's okay. It's like, well, hold on. Nobody fucking died. He just got hurt really bad.

But I can't even imagine, man, how she felt. So, but at least they were, they caught it fast enough to where it wasn't a day, right, or hours. It was about an hour. And I think what happened is the lady that was the head of the FRG told her husband that, hey, I called the wife. She's okay. It's like, well, hold on. Nobody fucking died. He just got hurt really bad.

But I can't even imagine, man, how she felt. So, but at least they were, they caught it fast enough to where it wasn't a day, right, or hours. It was about an hour. And I think what happened is the lady that was the head of the FRG told her husband that, hey, I called the wife. She's okay. It's like, well, hold on. Nobody fucking died. He just got hurt really bad.

So we were able to clear that whole mess up. And, you know, which caused anxiety for the whole rest of the deployment for my family. But they finally get me to Bagram. I get to Bagram and, you know, I have massive headaches. I don't feel well. I'm still throwing up. My legs are feeling weird. My back is like super sore. And I didn't break my back. Didn't have any spinal damage.

So we were able to clear that whole mess up. And, you know, which caused anxiety for the whole rest of the deployment for my family. But they finally get me to Bagram. I get to Bagram and, you know, I have massive headaches. I don't feel well. I'm still throwing up. My legs are feeling weird. My back is like super sore. And I didn't break my back. Didn't have any spinal damage.

So we were able to clear that whole mess up. And, you know, which caused anxiety for the whole rest of the deployment for my family. But they finally get me to Bagram. I get to Bagram and, you know, I have massive headaches. I don't feel well. I'm still throwing up. My legs are feeling weird. My back is like super sore. And I didn't break my back. Didn't have any spinal damage.

I just had like, my whole back was black. I guess just some nerve damage. So they're like, hey, we can send you to Germany and then send you home. Or I'm like, can I stay? They're like, well, that's, how do you feel? I'm like, I feel great. They can't send me home. That's an embarrassment. I failed at college. I'd failed my family about getting a job. Like, I'm on a continuous path of failing.

I just had like, my whole back was black. I guess just some nerve damage. So they're like, hey, we can send you to Germany and then send you home. Or I'm like, can I stay? They're like, well, that's, how do you feel? I'm like, I feel great. They can't send me home. That's an embarrassment. I failed at college. I'd failed my family about getting a job. Like, I'm on a continuous path of failing.

I just had like, my whole back was black. I guess just some nerve damage. So they're like, hey, we can send you to Germany and then send you home. Or I'm like, can I stay? They're like, well, that's, how do you feel? I'm like, I feel great. They can't send me home. That's an embarrassment. I failed at college. I'd failed my family about getting a job. Like, I'm on a continuous path of failing.

If I go home early, I look like a bitch. I let my grandfather down. You know, I'm not dead, so why do I need to go home? So then they were like, that's fine, but you're not going to be operational for a little while. Take these Ambien's in the morning and at nighttime. Sleep. I was taking like two Ambien's a day. One in the morning, I'd eat breakfast, take an Ambien, go to sleep.

If I go home early, I look like a bitch. I let my grandfather down. You know, I'm not dead, so why do I need to go home? So then they were like, that's fine, but you're not going to be operational for a little while. Take these Ambien's in the morning and at nighttime. Sleep. I was taking like two Ambien's a day. One in the morning, I'd eat breakfast, take an Ambien, go to sleep.

If I go home early, I look like a bitch. I let my grandfather down. You know, I'm not dead, so why do I need to go home? So then they were like, that's fine, but you're not going to be operational for a little while. Take these Ambien's in the morning and at nighttime. Sleep. I was taking like two Ambien's a day. One in the morning, I'd eat breakfast, take an Ambien, go to sleep.

I'd wake up, go eat dinner, take an Ambien, go to sleep. Then I was like, oh, I need pain medicine. They gave me oxycodones over there. I was like, I stayed high and tired. Then like I kicked all of it to the curb because now people like are looking at me like I'm a pussy. Like they don't know the extent of my injuries. When I got back, I told them nothing was wrong.

I'd wake up, go eat dinner, take an Ambien, go to sleep. Then I was like, oh, I need pain medicine. They gave me oxycodones over there. I was like, I stayed high and tired. Then like I kicked all of it to the curb because now people like are looking at me like I'm a pussy. Like they don't know the extent of my injuries. When I got back, I told them nothing was wrong.

I'd wake up, go eat dinner, take an Ambien, go to sleep. Then I was like, oh, I need pain medicine. They gave me oxycodones over there. I was like, I stayed high and tired. Then like I kicked all of it to the curb because now people like are looking at me like I'm a pussy. Like they don't know the extent of my injuries. When I got back, I told them nothing was wrong.

They don't know that I have some brain scans that, you know, they told me I was fine. But later on when I got back home, so I get back home and we do the appointment. I do a couple missions with them and then I get back home and we do a battalion run. I think I'm fine, I feel fine. I do the run, don't even remember the run.