(CNN) -- For the wife of at least one survivor of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, April 20, 2010 is the day she lost her husband. Meccah Boynton-Brown says although her husband Doug made it off the ill-fated rig, he will never be the same. "There were more than 11 lives lost that day. Yes, there are 11 people that will never come home and see their families again, and my heart is so sad for them," Boynton-Brown said. But she added, "I am married to a different person now. I will always stand by his side but it seems like his previous spirit and character will never return.""I am married to a different person now," says survivor's wifeRig survivors battling PTSD, traumatic brain injury, depression and anxietyTransocean does not specifically dispute their claims of injuries
the first thing I think _ wants is to sleep a whole night without having a nightmare," she said.