tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742487410373715914.post1709841013422653893..comments2024-03-13T09:42:49.719-04:00Comments on Wounded Times: PTSD families still last to know when their battle beginsKathie Costoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930848909252282916noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742487410373715914.post-15692309320064710192012-10-31T07:58:29.566-04:002012-10-31T07:58:29.566-04:00There is no cure for PTSD. The best we can do so ...There is no cure for PTSD. The best we can do so far is intervention right after trauma. That worked for me and I've faced death 5 times just as a civilian.<br />With Combat trauma, they have yet to come up with a program that does what it has to do as soon as it has to be done. Civilians have done for years.<br />The next best thing is to treat it properly as soon as possible. With the right help, they heal and they are a lot stronger on the other side. What is really wonderful about all the veterans that did heal is they turn around and help other veterans.<br />I would like to take a look at what you're doing so please send me what you can.<br />Kathie Costoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930848909252282916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742487410373715914.post-26513996085812016112012-10-30T20:49:36.097-04:002012-10-30T20:49:36.097-04:00Thank you! For everything you are doing on here al...Thank you! For everything you are doing on here also. O[eration Iv and Trever Gould Memorial will keep fighting for our soldiers and vets. We offer counciling, and many other things. I will be training service dogs for the vets. Since I know if my son had one he would be alive with me today. Will not give up! PTSD is a serious and deadly force going through or vets. We have a cure for many caners we should be able to figure this out. But until then we do need to do what we know is helping. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742487410373715914.post-72851101414365234072012-10-30T07:51:48.606-04:002012-10-30T07:51:48.606-04:00HI Sheri,
You have already done a lot just by talk...HI Sheri,<br />You have already done a lot just by talking about what happened to Trever. I know you feel frustrated because you understand the pain other families are in and feel that you should be doing more.<br />I know how that feels but understand because of you, others find comfort and courage to talk about all of this. You stepped forward so they can gain strength.<br />This is a battle that has been going on since the 70's when Vietnam veterans came home, but the suffering has always been there. We just didn't know about it.<br />It is also a battle that will keep going as long as there are wars and not enough to take care of them when they come home from them.<br />People like you help to make sure more is done.Kathie Costoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930848909252282916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742487410373715914.post-9876430407178343512012-10-30T02:55:38.050-04:002012-10-30T02:55:38.050-04:00Hello again, this is Sheri. It has been four month...Hello again, this is Sheri. It has been four months since we lost Trever and I still does not make any sence to me why this had to happen to me or and other loved one. I am still trying very hard to change things so this stops. I have Trevers memorial page and now I joined forces with OperationI.V.org. We are going to do so much for our vets. It saddens us that know they want to take the service dogs away from our vets and our soldiers still feel they can not ask for help! Things have to change, I cry everyday for my son and then when I see we lost another soldier to PTSD I just get sick and feel I need to work faster.It has to stop!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742487410373715914.post-11587171916253139312012-08-17T03:50:57.944-04:002012-08-17T03:50:57.944-04:00Hi
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When you asked what it will take, you are a...Sheri,<br />When you asked what it will take, you are an example of that by what you're doing. <br />When Vietnam veterans came home, this was all happening but no one wanted to talk about it. I have a pamphlet hanging on my wall from 1978. It was a study the DAV commissioned about PTSD. While some say they didn't even use the term until the 80's, the fact is, it was known ten years before what they "know" and the same thing is happening now.<br />At the time there were 500,000 with PTSD and suicides ended up between 150,000 and 200,000 in later studies. Just like now, they don't know about all of them. If they are discharged and not in the VA system, they are not counted by anyone.<br />I wanted to let you know that all these years later, veterans like your son are still killing themselves and families are still the last to know what to do to help them heal.<br />Why? Because while local newspapers and news broadcast do report on what is going on locally the rest of the country doesn't have a clue. National media dropped the ball decades ago. Unless something catastrophic happens, they won't even report on the deaths in Afghanistan any more than they reported on the deaths in Iraq.<br />The American people, as you pointed out, want to be entertained and that mindset includes sad stories as well.<br />The only thing we can do is keep trying and don't give up. It is not that the people in this country don't care. It is more they just don't know about it.<br />Ask people to forward the petition to their friends and put it to them they can help save lives by taking action.<br />Contact reporters every time you see a report about a military suicide. Tell them about Trever.<br />Word count matters so you have to figure out how to hit the nail on the head asap by wording it as short as possible. Your emotions will fill in what is not said when they interview you.<br />Sheri, you and your family will be part of the solution. 158 signatures is not that bad. Make sure you send it to all your relatives and friends. Drop a card in the mailbox of your neighbors with a copy of the petition so they can sign it in person.<br />Most of the time, you'll get people to care enough to read what you have to say but that does not cause them to click a link. They go off and do something else. You may have to remind them after you contact them by email.<br />This all got so bad because while over 6,000 families a year have to bury a veteran, few have been willing to talk about them as much as they grieve for them. <br />Do not forget that while many people will not show you that what you're doing today matters, they will tomorrow.Kathie Costoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930848909252282916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742487410373715914.post-43622228666371924202012-08-01T04:43:43.127-04:002012-08-01T04:43:43.127-04:00Hello this is Sheri, Trever and Brittney's mot...Hello this is Sheri, Trever and Brittney's mother. I am trying to figure out "what is it going to take to get people to listen and step forward and help stop this from happening??" It's to late for my son, but there are so many others out there that it is not to late to help. They can have a chance to get the help they need, but only if everyone steps up to help them. I hurt so bad and I do not want another mother to have to go through this pain. A huge part of me is gone and will never be back. We need to unite and do the right thing. I just sit here and cry when I see only 158 signitures on the petition and it's been out for a couple days. People can be on facebook for hours playing games, but not take a couple minutes to sign a petition that will save so many lives. What have we become? Please help me figure out how to make them listen!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com