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Royal777's JournalPTSD Deserves Purple Heart
I have not been politically involved with anything since Vietnam. However, recently I read an article in The Daily Beast called, "How The Purple Heart Can Help Heal Veterans With PTSD.
It motivated me to start the petition listed below.
A little about me:
1. I still carry shrapnel in my hip from Veitnam. However, since the medic who treated me didn't list how it get there - no Purple Heart.
2. I have a very rare form of cancer from agent orange and am 100% disabled - no Purple Heart.
3. I suffer from PTSD and am 100% unemployable. - no Purple Heart.
My time has come and gone but I would like to think if we can get this approved it will help others who suffer from PTSD and deserve this.
Let me know what you think.
PTSD Deserves Purple Heart link.
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/ptsd-deserves-purple.fb30?source=c.fb&r_by=8611803
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Jim
Military PTSD victims deserve Purple Heart
I have not been politically involved with anything since Vietnam. However, recently I read an article in The Daily Beast called, "How The Purple Heart Can Help Heal Veterans With PTSD.
It motivated me to start the petition listed below.
A little about me:
1. I still carry shrapnel in my hip from Vietnam. However, since the medic who treated me didn't list how it get there - no Purple Heart.
2. I have a very rare form of cancer from agent orange and am 100% disabled - no Purple Heart.
3. I suffer from PTSD and am 100% unemployable. - no Purple Heart.
My time has come and gone but I would like to think if we can get this approved it will help others who suffer from PTSD and deserve this.
PTSD Deserves Purple Heart link.
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/ptsd-deserves-purple.fb30?source=c.fb&r_by=8611803
Please share with your friends.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Jim
An Introduction
It is suggested that I tell you something about myself before I make any posts.
What brought me here? I served with MACVSOG in Vietnam. Because of this service I was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer caused by agent orange.
The chemo treatments, while saving my life, caused sever respiratory problems. My life is filled with can'ts. I can't take my wife on an anniversary cruse she has wanted for years. I can't attend the WSOP, a long time wish. I can't help with the heavy yard maintenance. I can't even help with grocery shopping without a zippy cart.
So in a small town tucked away on the Oregon coast, in a small house, sitting on a couch where he has been for most of the past 18 months sits an old man. It is said that all he has is a laptop so he can see all that his friends can do.
Maybe I can use this computer to help my fellow vets. Maybe I CAN do something.
Profile Information
Name: Jim FrerichsGender: Male
Hometown: Brookings, OR
Home country: USA
Current location: Home
Member since: Mon Sep 2, 2013, 02:07 PM
Number of posts: 29
