Thank you. I think I understood that in French. I took French immersion; however, it's rusty.
With regard to the definition of “family”, I would say that is actually something that would be a limitation in my study. I did have somebody ask whether or not it could be just partners whom I interviewed or if a family had to include children. With regard to that piece, I did not interview partners solely who did not have children, because of the fact that there has been literature and there have been studies done on that “family”.
Another challenge was the different dynamics. In terms of having two same-sex parents, although I would definitely consider that a family, I actually was not able to find anyone in my study who came forward and identified as a same-sex couple. As well, in terms of different cultures, I know that some cultures identify extended family as well. I would say that Veterans Affairs unfortunately at this point in time does not take into consideration some of the additional family members who are integral to families' lives.
As I said, there are certainly no supports for even the adult children. The Veterans Affairs crisis line does not look at allowing people to call in for support after the age of 21. Even that piece was problematic.
In terms of supports, I think what I would recommend as well for families would be ensuring that they have more input into the care and having the case manager being extremely transparent about what services are out there and what they qualify for. A lot of these participants were really having to dig for what supports were out there and what they qualified for and, as I said, really fight for those supports. For the website to identify that families are “integral” and yet not provide a smooth transition is problematic.
Did I answer all of that?