Until Tuesday : a wounded warrior and the golden retriever who saved him

Until Tuesday A wounded warrior and the golden retriever who saved him

Luis Carlos Montalván

Book - 2011

"Captain Luis Montalvan returned home from his second tour of duty in Iraq, having survived stab wounds, a traumatic brain injury, and three broken vertebrae. But the pressures of civilian life and his injuries proved too much to bear. Physical disabilities, agoraphobia, and crippling PTSD drove him to the edge of suicide. That's when he met Tuesday-- his best friend forever. Tuesday came with his own history of challenges: from the Puppies Behind Bars program, to a home for troubled boys, to the streets of Manhattan, Tuesday blessed many lives on his way to Luis. Until Tuesday unforgettably twines the story of man and dog"--Provided by publisher.

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Subjects
Montalván, Luis Carlos.
Service dogs > Biography.
Service dogs > Anecdotes.
Golden retriever > Biography.
Golden retriever > Anecdotes.
Dogs > Therapeutic use > Anecdotes.
Dogs > Therapeutic use > Biography.
Human-animal relationships.
Men with disabilities > Biography.
Disabled veterans > Biography.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Hyperion 2011.
Language
English
Main Author
Luis Carlos Montalván (-)
Other Authors
Bret Witter (-)
Edition
1st ed
Physical Description
xi, 252 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781401324292
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preamble The First Look
  • Part I. Tuesday
  • Chapter 1. Motherly Love
  • Chapter 2. Puppy Behind Bars
  • Chapter 3. The Lost Boys
  • Part II. Luis
  • Chapter 4. Al-Waleed
  • Chapter 5. An American Soldier
  • Chapter 6. Anything but Stable
  • Chapter 7. Hard Decisions
  • Chapter 8. The Thought of Dogs
  • Part III. Tuesday and Luis
  • Chapter 9. The First Choice
  • Chapter 10. Company
  • Chapter 11. The Right Dog
  • Chapter 12. The First Test
  • Chapter 13. Thanksgiving
  • Chapter 14. Smoked
  • Chapter 15. Cats and Dogs
  • Chapter 16. Hope and Change
  • Chapter 17. The Back of the Bus
  • Chapter 18. Tuesday's Handle
  • Chapter 19. Tuesday Talks
  • Chapter 20. Summer Days
  • Chapter 21. Crash and Groom
  • Chapter 22. The Little Things
  • Chapter 23. For Veterans Everywhere
  • Chapter 24. A Quiet Life
  • Epilogue Graduation Day
Review by Booklist Review

As troops return from Iraq and Afghanistan with an increasing number of PTSD symptoms, books such as this provide solace and hope. In graphic and wrenching detail, Montalvan describes his devastating combat injuries in Iraq and deep disappointment over how the war was prosecuted. He also shares the parallel story of his service dog, Tuesday. Stories of dogs assisting people are not unusual, but Montalvan's willingness to share his personal struggle makes for a gripping, timely, and poignant tale. He does not mince words as he chronicles the resistance of those who didn't think he was injured enough for an assistance dog and how those incorrect assumptions brought undue harm to him and others like him. A clarion call to all who profess to care about our veterans and an intense reminder of just how high a price they have already paid, Montalvan's mixture of memoir, military history, and pet story results in an urgently important tale.--Mondor, Collee. Copyright 2010 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Man's best friend stars in this memoir by an Iraq vet who returns to New York and enlists the help of a golden retriever named Tuesday to help him re-acclimate in a new world marked by a severe case of post-traumatic stress disorder. Montalvan, a former captain of the US Army, is most compelling when zoning in on specifics, especially related to his psychological disorder: "The subway was a horror for my PTSD-addled brain, a nail-gripping, muscle-tensing ride in a claustrophobic tube full of faces my mind compulsively studied for signs of malicious intent." Although provided the assistance of a doctor and therapist, the commute to and from these sessions caused Montalvan immense anxiety filled with hypothetical dangers. Public-speaking engagements similarly were racked with anxiety, and described vividly. Tuesday, a gentle golden retriever, became the perfect remedy for the veteran's neurosis. Though canine assistance and the Iraq war are both major characters, this is a valuable first-person glimpse into how someone with PTSD thinks. (May) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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