Originally Posted by mrsdralshhadeh
I want to say thank you, for your part in your husband time coming home. As an Iraq war vetern, there are things I saw and heard,, that will stay with me forver. I am fortunate to not have to bad of memories,, however, I am being treated for PTSD,,, a battle that will continue everyday,,
I do not ask for sympathy,,,, and I do not expect it,, I signed on that dotted line to join. I just want to bring exposure to the general population to the overall changes that a soldier will have after a deployment.
I hope that he and all our veterns will lead a long and happy life.
Thank you for your service and for your thoughts. I do appreciate all that the service men and women do for us.
For along time Glen couldn't watch any tv shows that had anything in it that would bring back memories or he would have flashbacks. One flashback had him kicking the wall in his sleep and he broke 3 toes on a half remembered enemy in his dream. He has had many flashbacks as some more acted out than others.
So I spend alot of time trying to keep the military influence in our daily lives to a minimum.
I sympathize with anyone living with PTSD. It took a long time to get that diagnosis in Glen's records. But there is no doubt he has it. He reacts to any noise and he has high frequency hearing so he hears every little sound.
I too hope all the surviving veterans have a decent and fulfilling life. We see alot of them at the Veteran's Medical Center and alot of them have fascinating stories to tell.