War is hell. Many hard things get done in wars that might lead to other things. Those things extend the war and the pain and the hell. Still, the idea is to get through and past the war---and those other repercussionary things as quickly as possible. Nobody expects a war to be pleasant. But we can all hope that it will be short---if it takes place. We can also hope that the healing time afterwards will not be too painful. If one loses limbs, it will be natural that some phantom pains will persist.   

May you live in interesting times. Yes, but it's still a curse.

Art Thieme