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Originally posted 2017-11-28 00:42:16. “I don’t like regular counseling.” “There’s no help out there.” “I need help but the VA takes too long.” Well look at this list straight out of our resource guide! Mental health, ptsd resources & retreats Headstrong Project http://getheadstrong.org/get-help/ http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/ http://afterdeployment.dcoe.mil/ http://battletap.org/home.aspx Home For female veterans! http://www.graceafterfire.org/ http://maketheconnection.net/ Common signs of PTSD and what to do http://maketheconnection.net/conditions/ptsd#1 Mental Health Self Assessments http://afterdeployment.dcoe.mil/military_pathways http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ Coping with Deployments Families Course http://www.redcross.org/find-help/military-families/deployment-services/coping-deployment-course Post deployment…

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Tell me why…

Originally posted 2022-01-05 11:27:16. On the preoperative call yesterday with surgery center nurse. She was going through the normal questions they ask for surgery preop. Stroke/mini-strokes came up. I told her I have had 9 mini-strokes and 1 stroke. She started asking me who my cardiologist was. I told her I didn’t remember as I hadn’t seen one in years. I told her where and when my last mini-stroke and stroke was. She asked me…

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Originally posted 2017-11-28 00:39:00. My husband took this picture of my biological father and I while I was talking to him, letting him know that I was there with him. The morning he passed away Dusty and I were getting ready to make the 2 hour (one-way) trip to see him. I was told he passed at 4:20 in the morning on November 14th 2017. At least he’s able to be with my grandparents and…

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Gone to work

Originally posted 2023-11-16 09:30:21. Do you ever just miss your spouse while they are gone to work? I mean there isn’t anything different that is going on or spouse isn’t gone for anything out of the norm. Well … this is where I am right now. I just miss my husband more than the norm. He is gone to work just like any normal day of the week but for whatever reason I miss him…

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Three things

Originally posted 2021-12-29 10:19:35. I am the type of person that would like you to tell me the truth, no matter what. I would respect you more for telling me the truth than not. I know some folks think if it is bad don’t tell me but wouldn’t you rather know? As I have gotten older there are some things I admit to not wanting to know the truth because the pain I will feel…

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Curveball

Originally posted 2023-11-09 15:55:37. Man if life don’t have a funny way of throwing you a curveball… My son’s neurologist of almost 20 yrs is closing his doors!! Ughhh Hopefully they can refill all his seizure medications temporarily to tide us over. Time to find someone new ASAP It doesn’t help that our primary care doc is out all week either. 🤦🏼‍♀️

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