Laptops for the Wounded has set the date for it's
Annual Charity Golf Tournament. It is October 9th
at Hawk's Landing Golf Course in Southington, CT. If
you would like to play at the outing, please follow the
instructions on the attached registration document.
Laptops for the Wounded Golf Outing Event - 2009.doc
(63KB)
Since last years event, they attainment of the federal
recognized 501c3 charity status. This has opened up
considerable doors for the advancement of the charity
to aid our wounded service members. Another change was
the redesign of the www.laptopsforthewounded.com website
by 2 Brothers Web Design in Branford , CT. This allowed
our mission statement and pertinent information to be
presented in a more intuitive, professional manner.
A new and greatly appreciated supporter of
Laptops for the Wounded comes in the form of the
NJVC Company out of Vienna, Virginia www.njvc.com. Over
the Christmas season, NJVC had a fundraiser for our charity,
the results raised $20,000. Another NJVC fundraiser was a
golf tournament recently held in Chantilly, Virginia that raised
an additional $13,000! 20-laptops have been purchased and
built by Laptops for the Wounded and 16 laptops delivered
to Walter-Reed Hospital, and 2 being sent to the Richmond
Virginia VA hospital for spinal cord injured troops.
50+more laptops are going to be ordered within the next
couple-weeks to bring Fort Stewart, Haley VA in Tampa and
new military hospitals up to a comfortable level of laptops, as
well as further supporting Walter-Reed.
The 8th Grade class of the Woodstock CT Middle School also
had a fundraiser to raise their own money for buying laptops
for the wounded troops. They were able to raise the money
to purchase 3-laptops and I was honored to be able to assist
in their build up as well as being able to personally deliver
those laptops with Viziflex Vision Aid keyboard stickers to
Walter-Reed on June 25th.
Thank you for thinking of our wounded troops health and well-being,
Phil Drouin - President / CEO
Laptops for the Wounded
Acworth, New Hampshire
ALL Donations are WELCOME!!
www.laptopsforthewounded.com
---------------------------------
"Freedom Isn’t Free…..Someone Paid the Bill"
---------------------------------
Doc E. Everett McFall,
Host of “The Veterans Forum” Talk Show.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
JBVAMC Farmer's Market
Today’s Guest on the VETERAN'S FORUM were Dr. Sarah Catanese, Coordinator for the MOVE Program at JBVAMC Chicago, IL and Jenny O’ Donohue, NP, Coordinator for the MOVE Program for VISN 12. Move stands for: Managing Overweight/Obesity for Veterans Everywhere (http://www.move.va.gov/)
They announced the launching of the First Annual Illinois Medical District Farmer’s Market, sponsored by the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, IL.
Excess weight is a major problem for US citizens (64%), but an even greater problem for Veterans (72.7%). This is particularly alarming because the consequences of being overweight or obese include increased mortality, greater cost of care, and decreased quality of life. Not to mention other health problems, such as diabetes, hypertension, blindness, lost of limbs, etc,etc… The MOVE program at the VA focuses on losing weight for health and wellness of its Veteran clients.
The Market will run from July 10th until October 2nd, it will take place every Friday from 7 am until 1 pm on the Arthington Mall, on the UIC Medical School Campus across from the Jesse Brown VAMC (820 S. Damen Avenue, Chicago 60612) off of Damen between Taylor and Polk. Although JBVA’s patients are Veteran’s, their dependants, and Military personnel, the Farmer’s Market is open to the public.
This project would provide access to healthy food and education about the benefits of fresh produce, provide a pleasant oasis in a busy urban environment and serve to reduce stress, and establish the VA as a partner with the adjacent medical centers in promoting healthy eating habits.
Vendors will be selling fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh cut flowers, tomatoes, salsas, pasta sauces, and preserves. There will be music, recipe ideas, and contact information for the MOVE! Program at JBVA. "We are also looking into offering short 'soothing massages' to help relieve stress for a small fee,'' Dr. Catanese said.
JBVA is one of four large medical centers within an economically under served area just southwest of downtown Chicago. Each of three other Medical Centers (UIC, RUSH, and John Stroger Hospital of Cook County) will share a mutual benefit with JBVA. The Farmers Market will provide a chance for the local community and the medical district to enjoy the benefits of social gathering and community activity in a serene and healthy environment.
Tables and booths still available Vendors should contact: Megan Richardson 312-569-6561 or Dr. Catanese 312-569-8505. ----------------------------------------------------- Doc E. Everett McFall, HostThe Veteran’s Forum http://internetvoicesradio.com/
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Monday, October 6, 2008
Would You Want A President With PTSD?
WHEN MIGHT A MAN [A WAR HERO A POW SURIVOR)
have a PTSD EVENT...A flashback? A outburst of anger?}
P.T.S.D. is no joking matter. This is an illness that is profound
and and can be lifelong, usually requiring medications to keep
(it) under control! ARE THE PEOPLES nominated for
Leadership of this Great Nation required to disclose any
and ALL Prescription MEDICATIONS They are taking?
I NEED TO KNOW THIS Answer? I believe we all know drugs
can alter mood anxiety,...and if not taken can, CAUSE very
unpleasant episodes. I would not want anyone in this position to
have rely on these types of medications for optimal performance,
because without them they become less efficient and think in a
different manner!
My reason! I know that all medications can stop working for any
number of reasons and before a replacement can be found the
person in question may not be in there right mind as we know it!
I feel Senator McCain, has does his best to keep it under control,
or at least, keep the knowledge of it out of the Public View. Why?
It is also my understanding he has released Medical information
which is required for a Presidential nominee. However, we know
very little about His Psychiatric History and medications which
should also be required. As a Vietnam Veteran, with PTSD,
and on several medications, I feel this is also justifiable.
Remember the way he clenched hid jaw so often when debating
Obama, his inability to look at him with respect in his face, I feel
has a deeper significance then just trying to win. I feel that was
the only way he could maintain control of his emotions. PSTD
manifests itself in many ways, uncontrollable anger and many
other ways and has many different features> More info on
PSTD, best source I am aware of:
(the DSM VI American VERSION)
In addition to all of this there's his nasty sense of humor aimed
as hurtful humor that jokes of rape, bigotry or prejudice or the
fact that that McCain twice attempted suicide as he
reported to his doctors in his recently disclosed medical reports.
All of this really begs the question IS John McCain really
mentally fit and rational enough to be president?
This is a difficult question that voters need to seriously answer.
Plus should the McCain Campaign be more forthcoming with
any mental health records, as this information is just as
important if not more so, than the health records they have
so far released.
The U.S. needs a president who seriously weighs when to
actually use military power only when necessary and not one
who sings a song parody of a Beach Boys song,
"Bomb,Bomb, Bomb Iran" when asked a question about
the Iranian nuclear program. The U.S. has the most
powerful military and nuclear arsenal in the world.
Voters need to be darn sure that the person with their
finger on the "red" button has good mental health and
anger management.
How DO WE KNOW ; THAT HE WON'T HAVE A POST
TRAUMATIC EVENT AT A CRITICAL MOMENT IN
TIME! WHAT IF HE HAD A FLASHBACK BACK
TO THE ATROCITIES HE LIVED THROUGH?
Countries like Iran are always going to do nonsense things
to anger the U.S., however this cannot be used as some
justification to take some bold step from which there is no
easy return. Sticky situations like Vietnam and Iraq are
very easy to get into, but famously difficult to exit from.
There's no "I'm just kidding" excuse once U.S. troops or
even worse, nuclear missiles are sent off to answer
something.
Kennedy was famous for the nuclear war that he avoided
with the Soviet Union over the Cuban Missile Crisis in
1962. From what we know of John McCain's reasoning,
judgment, TEMPERMENT and poor anger management
skills, who could really say that McCain would be able to
get the same positive outcome if he had been in the same
position as president.
Would the other presidential candidate be
treated with the same indifference if he had an
attempted suicide in HIS biography?
---------------------------------------------------
National Suicide Hot-Line, 24 hours a day...
1-800-273-8255
---------------------------------------------------
have a PTSD EVENT...A flashback? A outburst of anger?}
P.T.S.D. is no joking matter. This is an illness that is profound
and and can be lifelong, usually requiring medications to keep
(it) under control! ARE THE PEOPLES nominated for
Leadership of this Great Nation required to disclose any
and ALL Prescription MEDICATIONS They are taking?
I NEED TO KNOW THIS Answer? I believe we all know drugs
can alter mood anxiety,...and if not taken can, CAUSE very
unpleasant episodes. I would not want anyone in this position to
have rely on these types of medications for optimal performance,
because without them they become less efficient and think in a
different manner!
My reason! I know that all medications can stop working for any
number of reasons and before a replacement can be found the
person in question may not be in there right mind as we know it!
I feel Senator McCain, has does his best to keep it under control,
or at least, keep the knowledge of it out of the Public View. Why?
It is also my understanding he has released Medical information
which is required for a Presidential nominee. However, we know
very little about His Psychiatric History and medications which
should also be required. As a Vietnam Veteran, with PTSD,
and on several medications, I feel this is also justifiable.
Remember the way he clenched hid jaw so often when debating
Obama, his inability to look at him with respect in his face, I feel
has a deeper significance then just trying to win. I feel that was
the only way he could maintain control of his emotions. PSTD
manifests itself in many ways, uncontrollable anger and many
other ways and has many different features> More info on
PSTD, best source I am aware of:
(the DSM VI American VERSION)
In addition to all of this there's his nasty sense of humor aimed
as hurtful humor that jokes of rape, bigotry or prejudice or the
fact that that McCain twice attempted suicide as he
reported to his doctors in his recently disclosed medical reports.
All of this really begs the question IS John McCain really
mentally fit and rational enough to be president?
This is a difficult question that voters need to seriously answer.
Plus should the McCain Campaign be more forthcoming with
any mental health records, as this information is just as
important if not more so, than the health records they have
so far released.
The U.S. needs a president who seriously weighs when to
actually use military power only when necessary and not one
who sings a song parody of a Beach Boys song,
"Bomb,Bomb, Bomb Iran" when asked a question about
the Iranian nuclear program. The U.S. has the most
powerful military and nuclear arsenal in the world.
Voters need to be darn sure that the person with their
finger on the "red" button has good mental health and
anger management.
How DO WE KNOW ; THAT HE WON'T HAVE A POST
TRAUMATIC EVENT AT A CRITICAL MOMENT IN
TIME! WHAT IF HE HAD A FLASHBACK BACK
TO THE ATROCITIES HE LIVED THROUGH?
Countries like Iran are always going to do nonsense things
to anger the U.S., however this cannot be used as some
justification to take some bold step from which there is no
easy return. Sticky situations like Vietnam and Iraq are
very easy to get into, but famously difficult to exit from.
There's no "I'm just kidding" excuse once U.S. troops or
even worse, nuclear missiles are sent off to answer
something.
Kennedy was famous for the nuclear war that he avoided
with the Soviet Union over the Cuban Missile Crisis in
1962. From what we know of John McCain's reasoning,
judgment, TEMPERMENT and poor anger management
skills, who could really say that McCain would be able to
get the same positive outcome if he had been in the same
position as president.
Would the other presidential candidate be
treated with the same indifference if he had an
attempted suicide in HIS biography?
---------------------------------------------------
National Suicide Hot-Line, 24 hours a day...
1-800-273-8255
---------------------------------------------------
Sunday, September 28, 2008
ED FREEMAN - MEDAL Of HONOR RECIPIENT
Ed Freeman
You're an 18 or 19 year old kid. You're critically wounded, and dying
in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley, 11-14-1965. LZ Xray , Vietnam .
Your Infantry Unit is outnumbered 8 - 1, and the enemy fire is so
intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry
Commander has ordered the MediVac helicopters to stop coming in.
You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns, and you
know you're not getting out. Your family is 1/2 way around the
world, 12,000 miles away, and you'll never see them again.
As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day.
Then, over the machine gun noise, you faintly hear that sound of
a helicopter, and you look up to see a Huey, but it doesn't seem
real, because no Medi-Vac markings are on it. Ed Freeman is
coming for you. He's not Medi-Vac, so it's not his job, but he's
flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire, after the
Medi-Vacs were ordered not to come. He's coming anyway.
And he drops it in, lands his Huey Helicopter and sits there in the
middle of heavy intense machine gun fire, as they load 2 or 3 of
you on board. Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire,
to the Doctors and Nurses.
And, he kept coming back...... 13 more times..... and took about 30
of you and your buddies out, who would never have gotten out.
Medal of Honor Recipient Ed Freeman died last Wednesday at the
age of 80, in Boise , ID ......
Thank You Ed Freeman...for YOUR SERVICE and
YOUR SACRIFICE...
May God Rest his Soul...
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
VA Grants Disability to Military Veterans with Lou Gehrig’s Disease
The ALS Association Michigan Chapter's
678 Front St ------- 675 Big Beaver Rd
Suite 159 ------- Suite 207
Grand Rapids, MI 49504 ------- Troy, MI 48083
Fax: 616.459.4522 ------- Fax: 248.680.6541
Contact:
Stacey Chase, Executive Director
866.927.CURE
Stacey@alsa-michigan.org
VA Grants Disability and Health Benefits to Military
Veterans with Lou Gehrig’s Disease; The ALS Association
Michigan Chapter Calls New Policy a Historic Victory for Veterans
Troy, MI (September 25, 2008) - The Department of Veterans
Affairs published groundbreaking new regulations today that grant
military veterans diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease full access to
health and disability benefits, regardless of where or when they
served in the military. The new rules take effect immediately.
The decision to establish a presumption of service connection for ALS
(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a tremendous victory for veterans
living with the disease and is the culmination of years of work by The
ALS Association to expand benefits for those diagnosed with the fatal
neurodegenerative disease made famous by baseball legend Lou Gehrig.
The Association has been the leading organization advocating for this
policy change at the VA for many years. In 2001, The Association
strongly supported the VA’s decision to grant benefits to veterans of
the 1991 Persian Gulf War and has championed legislative efforts to
build on that policy so that it applies to all veterans with ALS.
“We are so pleased to see the efforts of so many ALS advocates
realized. We have many Veterans in Michigan with ALS that will
benefit from this legislation.” – Stacey Chase, Executive Director
According to studies, military veterans within the last century such
as Tom Franz, 62, of Flushing and Eric Fox, 38 of West Michigan are
nearly twice as likely to develop ALS as those with no history of
military service, regardless of where or when they served in the
military.
Most recently, The Association advocated for legislation (H.R. 5454)
introduced by Congressman Henry Brown (R-SC) that would have
established ALS as a service connected disease. Thanks to the
combined efforts of the VA Secretary James Peake, members of
Congress, The Association and veterans across the county this
legislation no longer is needed.
"Veterans are developing ALS in rates higher than the general
population, and it was appropriate to take action," VA Secretary
James Peake said. "ALS is a disease that progresses rapidly, once
it is diagnosed. There simply isn't time to develop the evidence
needed to support compensation claims before many veterans
become seriously ill. My decision will make those claims much
easier to process, and for them and their families to receive the
compensation they have earned through their service to our
Nation."
“We are extremely grateful to Secretary Peake, Congressman
Brown and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for standing on the
side of veterans with ALS across the country,” said Gary Leo,
president and CEO of The Association. “Thanks to their
leadership, veterans with ALS will receive the benefits and care
they need, when they need them. Thanks to their efforts, no
veteran with ALS will ever be left behind.”
Veterans living with ALS across the county also played a vital role
in advancing this critical policy change, which was first identified
as a priority by The Association’s Veteran’s Affairs Issue Team.
Jeff Faull, a Navy veteran from The Association’s Greater
Philadelphia Chapter, Brigadier General Tom Mikolajcik (USAF Ret.),
who helped found The Association’s South Carolina Chapter and Jim
Thew, a Navy veteran from the Greater Chicago Chapter, all
testified to Congress and helped lead the effort to improve
benefits for all veterans with ALS.
“Veterans living with Lou Gehrig’s Disease now have one less
hurdle to face on an already difficult road,” said Steve Gibson,
The Association’s vice president of government relations and
public affairs. “Our heroes who have served in the military and
those serving today can now be reassured that our government
will fight for them just as they fought for us.”
ALS, a fatal progressive, neurodegenerative disease, is striking
at this nation’s heroes the hardest
(ALS in the Military: Unexpected Consequences of Military Service);
however, the reasons are not known at this time.
The ALS Association is a leader in the fight against Lou Gehrig’s
Disease. The mission of the organization is to lead the fight to cure
and treat ALS through global, cutting-edge research, and to
empower people with Lou Gehrig’s Disease and their families to
live fuller lives by providing them with compassionate care and
support.
I Can Still Hear Their Cries, Even In My Sleep...
A Journey Into PTSD by E. Everett McFall
We are looking for special guest to appear on our
weekly radio show broadcast, The Veterans' Forum.
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678 Front St ------- 675 Big Beaver Rd
Suite 159 ------- Suite 207
Grand Rapids, MI 49504 ------- Troy, MI 48083
Fax: 616.459.4522 ------- Fax: 248.680.6541
Contact:
Stacey Chase, Executive Director
866.927.CURE
Stacey@alsa-michigan.org
VA Grants Disability and Health Benefits to Military
Veterans with Lou Gehrig’s Disease; The ALS Association
Michigan Chapter Calls New Policy a Historic Victory for Veterans
Troy, MI (September 25, 2008) - The Department of Veterans
Affairs published groundbreaking new regulations today that grant
military veterans diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease full access to
health and disability benefits, regardless of where or when they
served in the military. The new rules take effect immediately.
The decision to establish a presumption of service connection for ALS
(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a tremendous victory for veterans
living with the disease and is the culmination of years of work by The
ALS Association to expand benefits for those diagnosed with the fatal
neurodegenerative disease made famous by baseball legend Lou Gehrig.
The Association has been the leading organization advocating for this
policy change at the VA for many years. In 2001, The Association
strongly supported the VA’s decision to grant benefits to veterans of
the 1991 Persian Gulf War and has championed legislative efforts to
build on that policy so that it applies to all veterans with ALS.
“We are so pleased to see the efforts of so many ALS advocates
realized. We have many Veterans in Michigan with ALS that will
benefit from this legislation.” – Stacey Chase, Executive Director
According to studies, military veterans within the last century such
as Tom Franz, 62, of Flushing and Eric Fox, 38 of West Michigan are
nearly twice as likely to develop ALS as those with no history of
military service, regardless of where or when they served in the
military.
Most recently, The Association advocated for legislation (H.R. 5454)
introduced by Congressman Henry Brown (R-SC) that would have
established ALS as a service connected disease. Thanks to the
combined efforts of the VA Secretary James Peake, members of
Congress, The Association and veterans across the county this
legislation no longer is needed.
"Veterans are developing ALS in rates higher than the general
population, and it was appropriate to take action," VA Secretary
James Peake said. "ALS is a disease that progresses rapidly, once
it is diagnosed. There simply isn't time to develop the evidence
needed to support compensation claims before many veterans
become seriously ill. My decision will make those claims much
easier to process, and for them and their families to receive the
compensation they have earned through their service to our
Nation."
“We are extremely grateful to Secretary Peake, Congressman
Brown and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for standing on the
side of veterans with ALS across the country,” said Gary Leo,
president and CEO of The Association. “Thanks to their
leadership, veterans with ALS will receive the benefits and care
they need, when they need them. Thanks to their efforts, no
veteran with ALS will ever be left behind.”
Veterans living with ALS across the county also played a vital role
in advancing this critical policy change, which was first identified
as a priority by The Association’s Veteran’s Affairs Issue Team.
Jeff Faull, a Navy veteran from The Association’s Greater
Philadelphia Chapter, Brigadier General Tom Mikolajcik (USAF Ret.),
who helped found The Association’s South Carolina Chapter and Jim
Thew, a Navy veteran from the Greater Chicago Chapter, all
testified to Congress and helped lead the effort to improve
benefits for all veterans with ALS.
“Veterans living with Lou Gehrig’s Disease now have one less
hurdle to face on an already difficult road,” said Steve Gibson,
The Association’s vice president of government relations and
public affairs. “Our heroes who have served in the military and
those serving today can now be reassured that our government
will fight for them just as they fought for us.”
ALS, a fatal progressive, neurodegenerative disease, is striking
at this nation’s heroes the hardest
(ALS in the Military: Unexpected Consequences of Military Service);
however, the reasons are not known at this time.
The ALS Association is a leader in the fight against Lou Gehrig’s
Disease. The mission of the organization is to lead the fight to cure
and treat ALS through global, cutting-edge research, and to
empower people with Lou Gehrig’s Disease and their families to
live fuller lives by providing them with compassionate care and
support.
I Can Still Hear Their Cries, Even In My Sleep...
A Journey Into PTSD by E. Everett McFall
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Monday, July 7, 2008
Congress Holds Another Hearing on PTSD and Suicide
VA Oversight Update:
Congress Holds Another Hearing on PTSD and Suicide Among
Veterans on July 9
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Inducing Drug to Veterans with PTSD
Chairman Bob Filner and the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Schedules New Hearing on Suicide and PTSD.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 10:00 a.m.
334 Cannon House Office Building
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Veterans Affairs Department: http://www.va.gov/
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America: http://www.iava.org/
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---> I Can Still Hear Thier Cries, Even In My Sleep...
A Journey Into PTSD --By E. Everett McFall
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Congress Holds Another Hearing on PTSD and Suicide Among
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House Committee on Veterans Affairs
Jul 02, 2008
Related Articles: At War on the 4th of July - Dialog Between Vietnam
War and Iraq War Veterans
Major League Baseball Honors Veterans on July 4,
July 4, VCS in the News: Vets Mull Wins and Losses in Benefit Fight,
Veterans Celebrate Independence Day in Illinois,
War Photo Brought Dwyer an Unwelcome Fame
News Archives
July 3, 2008 - Why Does the VA Continue to Give a Suicide–
Inducing Drug to Veterans with PTSD
Chairman Bob Filner and the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Schedules New Hearing on Suicide and PTSD.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 10:00 a.m.
334 Cannon House Office Building
Comment here (2 comments).
Veterans for Common SensePost Office Box 15514 Washington, DC 20003
------------------------------------------------->
The toll-free Veterans Affairs Department Suicide hotline number
is: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Veterans Affairs Department: http://www.va.gov/
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America: http://www.iava.org/
------------------------------------------------>
Flashback, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide,
and the Lessons of WAR-- by Penny Coleman
---> I Can Still Hear Thier Cries, Even In My Sleep...
A Journey Into PTSD --By E. Everett McFall
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Sunday, July 6, 2008
Google PTSD ALERT
Google PTSD Alert: 07-06-08
Hidden Casualties: Suicides, PTSD Haunt US Veterans
By Signs of the Times: A year and a half ago, Scott Eiswert, a
specialist in the Tennessee Army National Guard, returned
from Iraq, only to face an escalating battle with post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD). When he learned that his unit would
deploy again... Signs of the Times - http://www.sott.net
Re: Soldier in Nationally Published Photo Dies After
PTSD Struggle
Stories like this make my heart hurt. I have never seen combat, but
I can only imagine the horrors these men and women see in the war.
To have their brothers and sisters in arms falling around them, and
yet they can find it in their...
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Question: How best to help a loved one with PTSD/Depression?
By Langdon- My question is this: As a carer, what types of creative
things do you do that help encourage a PTSD sufferer who is
dealing with depression? A very important person in my life suffers
from PTSD and has had reoccuring depression at...
PTSD Forum - http://www.ptsdforum.org
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
By Guest - Many people associate Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) with the military, and that is a valid reason to have the
disorder; however, there are many other traumatic experiences
that can cause a person to experience PTSD...
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Virtual War Zone on 4th of July (PTSD)
By Kilong Ung - Unfortunately, the (celabratory use of) fireworks
can easily trigger terrible fear, anxiety, loneliness, horrible
memory, depression and insomnia for those who have lived through
combat zone and now suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD)...Blog - http://kilong-ung.blogspot.com/
------------------------------------------------->
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is: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America: http://www.iava.org/
------------------------------------------------>
Flashback, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide,
and the Lessons of WAR-- by Penny Coleman
---> I Can Still Hear Thier Cries, Even In My Sleep ...
A Journey Into PTSD --By E. Everett McFall
Both Books are Available on Amazon.com
------------------------------------------------>
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Hidden Casualties: Suicides, PTSD Haunt US Veterans
By Signs of the Times: A year and a half ago, Scott Eiswert, a
specialist in the Tennessee Army National Guard, returned
from Iraq, only to face an escalating battle with post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD). When he learned that his unit would
deploy again... Signs of the Times - http://www.sott.net
Re: Soldier in Nationally Published Photo Dies After
PTSD Struggle
Stories like this make my heart hurt. I have never seen combat, but
I can only imagine the horrors these men and women see in the war.
To have their brothers and sisters in arms falling around them, and
yet they can find it in their...
MyDeathSpace.com - http://mydeathspace.com/smf/index.php
Question: How best to help a loved one with PTSD/Depression?
By Langdon- My question is this: As a carer, what types of creative
things do you do that help encourage a PTSD sufferer who is
dealing with depression? A very important person in my life suffers
from PTSD and has had reoccuring depression at...
PTSD Forum - http://www.ptsdforum.org
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
By Guest - Many people associate Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) with the military, and that is a valid reason to have the
disorder; however, there are many other traumatic experiences
that can cause a person to experience PTSD...
Romow Health & Beauty Blog-http://www.romow.com/health-blog
Virtual War Zone on 4th of July (PTSD)
By Kilong Ung - Unfortunately, the (celabratory use of) fireworks
can easily trigger terrible fear, anxiety, loneliness, horrible
memory, depression and insomnia for those who have lived through
combat zone and now suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD)...Blog - http://kilong-ung.blogspot.com/
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The toll-free Veterans Affairs Department Suicide hotline number
is: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Veterans Affairs Department: http://www.va.gov/
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America: http://www.iava.org/
------------------------------------------------>
Flashback, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide,
and the Lessons of WAR-- by Penny Coleman
---> I Can Still Hear Thier Cries, Even In My Sleep ...
A Journey Into PTSD --By E. Everett McFall
Both Books are Available on Amazon.com
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Saturday, July 5, 2008
PTSD - News Updates as of 7JULY 08
Google News
Echoes of Vietnam: VA Stalls, Dissembles While Vets Suffer and Die
AlterNet - San Francisco, CA, USA It read: "Given that we have
more and more compensation-seeking veterans, I'd like to suggest
that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out.
...See all stories on this topic
In this war, troops get a rousing welcome home
USA Today - USA By Rick Hampson, USA TODAY WARMINSTER,
Pa. — The young soldier hadn't slept in 48 hours or bathed in 72.
Now that he was finally back from Iraq, ...See all stories on this topic
Soldier in photo dies after PTSD struggleAirForceTimes.com
- Springfield,VA,USABut when he returned from war after three
months in Iraq, he developed the classic, treatable symptoms of
PTSD. like so many other combat vets,
...See all stories on this topic
Fireworks can upset veterans suffering from post-traumatic
stress ...MLive.com
- MI,USASince 2003, about 40000 troops from the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan have been diagnosed with the illness, also known as PTSD,
including 14000 in 2007. ...See all stories on this topic
Bringing the stress of war back home
Newspaper Tree - El Paso,TX,USA
Suicide is the extreme manifestation of PTSD, which can affect
more than a quarter of combat veterans. Gary Larcenaire,
CEO of El Paso Mental Health and ...See all stories on this topic
Obama says America's veterans deserve betterBoston Globe -
United States... Veterans Affairs system with more funding, end
homelessness among veterans, and pay appropriate attention to
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.
...See all stories on this topic
The Price of Freedom: Traumatic Brain Injuries Are the 'Invisible
...DiversityInc.com (subscription)
- USAAccording to the study, nearly 20 percent, or 300000 soldiers,
who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan report symptoms of
PTSD or major depression, ...See all stories on this topic
Federal appeals court rules Rehabilitation Act extends to post ...
JURIST - USAFinding that PTSD qualified as a "mental impairment"
and that sleep constituted a "major life activity," the court concluded
that the condition was covered ...See all stories on this topic
Powerful new MRI to benefit area veterans, soldiers
Waco Tribune Herald - Waco,TX, USA By Cindy V. Culp Untold
numbers of veterans and their family members will benefit from
research that will be done using a state-of-the-art machine
unveiled ...See all stories on this topic
------------------------------------------------->
The toll-free Veterans Affairs Department Suicide hotline number
is 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Veterans Affairs Department: http://www.va.gov/
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America: http://www.iava.org/
------------------------------------------------>
Flashback, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide,
and the Lessons of WAR-- by Penny Coleman
---> I Can Still Hear Thier Cries, Even In My Sleep ...
A Journey Into PTSD --By E. Everett McFall
Both Books are Available on Amazon.com
------------------------------------------------>
SAVE ON GAS NOW!!!
http://www.moremilespergal.info/
Echoes of Vietnam: VA Stalls, Dissembles While Vets Suffer and Die
AlterNet - San Francisco, CA, USA It read: "Given that we have
more and more compensation-seeking veterans, I'd like to suggest
that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out.
...See all stories on this topic
In this war, troops get a rousing welcome home
USA Today - USA By Rick Hampson, USA TODAY WARMINSTER,
Pa. — The young soldier hadn't slept in 48 hours or bathed in 72.
Now that he was finally back from Iraq, ...See all stories on this topic
Soldier in photo dies after PTSD struggleAirForceTimes.com
- Springfield,VA,USABut when he returned from war after three
months in Iraq, he developed the classic, treatable symptoms of
PTSD. like so many other combat vets,
...See all stories on this topic
Fireworks can upset veterans suffering from post-traumatic
stress ...MLive.com
- MI,USASince 2003, about 40000 troops from the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan have been diagnosed with the illness, also known as PTSD,
including 14000 in 2007. ...See all stories on this topic
Bringing the stress of war back home
Newspaper Tree - El Paso,TX,USA
Suicide is the extreme manifestation of PTSD, which can affect
more than a quarter of combat veterans. Gary Larcenaire,
CEO of El Paso Mental Health and ...See all stories on this topic
Obama says America's veterans deserve betterBoston Globe -
United States... Veterans Affairs system with more funding, end
homelessness among veterans, and pay appropriate attention to
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.
...See all stories on this topic
The Price of Freedom: Traumatic Brain Injuries Are the 'Invisible
...DiversityInc.com (subscription)
- USAAccording to the study, nearly 20 percent, or 300000 soldiers,
who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan report symptoms of
PTSD or major depression, ...See all stories on this topic
Federal appeals court rules Rehabilitation Act extends to post ...
JURIST - USAFinding that PTSD qualified as a "mental impairment"
and that sleep constituted a "major life activity," the court concluded
that the condition was covered ...See all stories on this topic
Powerful new MRI to benefit area veterans, soldiers
Waco Tribune Herald - Waco,TX, USA By Cindy V. Culp Untold
numbers of veterans and their family members will benefit from
research that will be done using a state-of-the-art machine
unveiled ...See all stories on this topic
------------------------------------------------->
The toll-free Veterans Affairs Department Suicide hotline number
is 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Veterans Affairs Department: http://www.va.gov/
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America: http://www.iava.org/
------------------------------------------------>
Flashback, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide,
and the Lessons of WAR-- by Penny Coleman
---> I Can Still Hear Thier Cries, Even In My Sleep ...
A Journey Into PTSD --By E. Everett McFall
Both Books are Available on Amazon.com
------------------------------------------------>
SAVE ON GAS NOW!!!
http://www.moremilespergal.info/
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Help For Veterans In PTSD Books!
PTSD Books Aim to Help Veterans
Jeff St. John
The Fresno Bee Jun 28, 2008
Related Articles:
I Can Still hear Their Cries, Even In My Sleep,
By E. Everett McFall
Wounded Iraqi Forces Say They've Been Abandoned,
Congressional Subcommittee Approves Legislation to Help Veterans
Readjust After Military Deployments
Editorial Column: Veterans United for Truth Responds to Court Ruling
Disabled Vets Face Challenges Finding a JobUS,
News Archives
June 26, 2008 -
Dr. Lorie DeCarvalho has spent the past 14 years helping
veterans cope with post- traumatic stress disorder-
the anger, depression, disconnectedness and nightmares
that can linger long after veterans have returned home
from the horrors of war.
Now DeCarvalho, the founder and director of Behavioral Health
Services for Adventist Health in Hanford, has co- written two
books meant to help veterans, their families and friends and the
professionals who treat them -- and, sadly, she knows that the
demand for this kind of help is growing.
"There are literally thousands of individuals suffering from this
condition that drastically affects their ability to function in day-
to-day life," said DeCarvalho, who is also an associate clinical
professor of psychiatry at Loma Linda University Medical Center.
Active-duty soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan can experience panic attacks or flashbacks of horrific
events they experienced on the battlefield, she said. Veterans may
find it difficult to reconnect with loved ones or to enjoy the
activities that used to bring them happiness.
DeCarvalho has studied post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD,
and has developed techniques to treat it during her previous years
with Veterans Affairs and at the National Center for
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Honolulu.
But the two books she co-wrote with colleagues Dr. Julia Whealin
and Dr. Edward Vega are more practical "how-to" guides than
research tomes, she said.
The first, "Clinician's Guide to Treating Stress After
War," is aimed at the mental health professionals who work with
returning veterans and their families, DeCarvalho said.
The second, "Strategies for Managing Stress After War,"
is written as a "work book" for veterans undergoing treatment,
but it can also be a useful as a resource for people who are trying
to cope with a loved one suffering from PTSD, she said.
"If people want a better understanding of what veterans and
active -duty returning soldiers are dealing with, it's a good book
to pick up," she said.
DeCarvalho said there's a common misconception among some
people that PTSD is overdiagnosed in the military personnel
returning from America's wars abroad. Her experience has
taught her otherwise.
"We really haven't seen very many resources to date that
address all of the needs that veterans are experiencing when
they return from war," she said. "There is a great need."
------------------------------------------------->
The toll-free Veterans Affairs Department Suicide hotline number
is 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Veterans Affairs Department: http://www.va.gov/
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America: http://www.iava.org/
------------------------------------------------>
Flashback, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide,
and the Lessons of WAR-- by Penny Coleman
---> I Can Still Hear Thier Cries, Even In My Sleep ...
A Journey Into PTSD --By E. Everett McFall
Both Books are Available on Amazon.com
------------------------------------------------>
SAVE ON GAS NOW!!!
www.MoreMilesPerGal.Info
Jeff St. John
The Fresno Bee Jun 28, 2008
Related Articles:
I Can Still hear Their Cries, Even In My Sleep,
By E. Everett McFall
Wounded Iraqi Forces Say They've Been Abandoned,
Congressional Subcommittee Approves Legislation to Help Veterans
Readjust After Military Deployments
Editorial Column: Veterans United for Truth Responds to Court Ruling
Disabled Vets Face Challenges Finding a JobUS,
News Archives
June 26, 2008 -
Dr. Lorie DeCarvalho has spent the past 14 years helping
veterans cope with post- traumatic stress disorder-
the anger, depression, disconnectedness and nightmares
that can linger long after veterans have returned home
from the horrors of war.
Now DeCarvalho, the founder and director of Behavioral Health
Services for Adventist Health in Hanford, has co- written two
books meant to help veterans, their families and friends and the
professionals who treat them -- and, sadly, she knows that the
demand for this kind of help is growing.
"There are literally thousands of individuals suffering from this
condition that drastically affects their ability to function in day-
to-day life," said DeCarvalho, who is also an associate clinical
professor of psychiatry at Loma Linda University Medical Center.
Active-duty soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan can experience panic attacks or flashbacks of horrific
events they experienced on the battlefield, she said. Veterans may
find it difficult to reconnect with loved ones or to enjoy the
activities that used to bring them happiness.
DeCarvalho has studied post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD,
and has developed techniques to treat it during her previous years
with Veterans Affairs and at the National Center for
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Honolulu.
But the two books she co-wrote with colleagues Dr. Julia Whealin
and Dr. Edward Vega are more practical "how-to" guides than
research tomes, she said.
The first, "Clinician's Guide to Treating Stress After
War," is aimed at the mental health professionals who work with
returning veterans and their families, DeCarvalho said.
The second, "Strategies for Managing Stress After War,"
is written as a "work book" for veterans undergoing treatment,
but it can also be a useful as a resource for people who are trying
to cope with a loved one suffering from PTSD, she said.
"If people want a better understanding of what veterans and
active -duty returning soldiers are dealing with, it's a good book
to pick up," she said.
DeCarvalho said there's a common misconception among some
people that PTSD is overdiagnosed in the military personnel
returning from America's wars abroad. Her experience has
taught her otherwise.
"We really haven't seen very many resources to date that
address all of the needs that veterans are experiencing when
they return from war," she said. "There is a great need."
------------------------------------------------->
The toll-free Veterans Affairs Department Suicide hotline number
is 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Veterans Affairs Department: http://www.va.gov/
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America: http://www.iava.org/
------------------------------------------------>
Flashback, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide,
and the Lessons of WAR-- by Penny Coleman
---> I Can Still Hear Thier Cries, Even In My Sleep ...
A Journey Into PTSD --By E. Everett McFall
Both Books are Available on Amazon.com
------------------------------------------------>
SAVE ON GAS NOW!!!
www.MoreMilesPerGal.Info
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