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I'll speak with you again by DM at some point. As Capt MJ and others said and have said, your daughter must advocate for herself and her health. The lowest ranking member of the armed services deserve and have access to the same level of care as the highest ranking. As I wrote from my contact, BMU is capable of treating her condition.No way. Your writing and comments were amazing. Man, it's a blessing to have someone with your background. I'm just praying and praying that your advice, which I absolutely passed along, will be heeded. I can't manage or control it, I can only help to secure advice and pass it along. Parenting, not controlling because I do not have the background like so many like you. I'm just worried I said or did something wrong.
Here's another "my son" story. He spent the first few years not wanting to get seen for aches and pains and various other things because he thought it would affect his career. Even with me telling him otherwise he refused to go to medical. A couple years ago he had a bad cellulitis on one of feet and went to his BAS, battalion aid station. The doctor wasn't in and the junior corpsman said he would have to come back next week to see the battalion medical officer or IDC. He did as he was told and went back to his office. He sent me a photo of his foot and I freaked out and told him to go immediately to the ER and if they didn't put him on IV antibiotics I would be on the next plane to Pendleton. He did, and they did, and he eventually got better.
I know it may seen daunting for a midshipman to ask for something if she feels she hasn't gotten what she needs. Advocate. That's the operative word. The good folks in medical will get it right. I feel assured of this.