If only they didn’t ignore my wounds none of this would have happened. The pain of being in conflict not only left me with PTSD but also psychotic episodes that my mind couldn’t grasp weren’t real. One moment I’d be functioning as if everything was fine and the next I’d feel like I was in a fox hole with shrapnel flying all around me. If only you had taken the time to truly care for me when I got home from the war front, the demons would have subsided and the battle in my head would have subsided. Take care of your veterans or they might take care of you in a way they were never trained to do.
FOOTNOTE- Much more intervention needs to occur with our veterans including group counseling and individual therapy. Maybe then we can prevent horrendous attack like the one we saw in Michigan Church yesterday.