A highly decorated captain in the U.S. Army, Luis Montalván never backed
down from a challenge during his two tours of duty in Iraq. After
returning home from combat, however, the pressures of his physical
wounds, traumatic brain injury, and crippling post-traumatic stress
disorder began to take their toll. Haunted by the war and in constant
physical pain, he soon found himself unable to climb a simple flight of
stairs or face a bus ride to the VA hospital. He drank; he argued;
ultimately, he cut himself off from those he loved. Alienated and alone,
unable to sleep or bend over without pain, he began to wonder if he
would ever recover.
Then Luis met Tuesday, a beautiful and sensitive golden retriever
trained to assist the disabled. Tuesday had lived among prisoners and at
a home for troubled boys, blessing many lives; he could turn on lights,
open doors, and sense the onset of anxiety and flashbacks. But because
of a unique training situation and sensitive nature, he found it
difficult to trust in or connect with a human being--until Luis.
Until Tuesday is the story of how two wounded warriors, who had given
so much and suffered the consequences, found salvation in each other. It
is a story about war and peace, injury and recovery, psychological
wounds and spiritual restoration. But more than that, it is a story
about the love between a man and a dog, and how they healed each other's
souls.
