Some days I feel as if I am in the middle of a crowded room shrieking insanely but no one hears me. No one looks at me. No one stops what they are doing. It is as if I am invisible. I don't understand this. Are we not hard-wired to be responsive to our own? [...]
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There is no cheer for those who live the reality of the statistics…
On this Christmas Eve I would like to remind all of the readers of The New Forty that every 80 minutes a veteran commits suicide. These are brave men and women who have served our country faithfully and come home only to suffer more - be it with reintegration challenges, PTSD, frustration with seeking assistance [...]
The 12 Days Before Christmas – 216 Veteran Suicides.
As we all go about merrily this holiday season I want to remind everyone of an unpleasant reality that will forever mar this season for an untold number of veterans' families - the veteran suicide epidemic continues unabated. In these 12 days before Christmas, 216 more veterans will commit suicide. On Christmas Day that number [...]
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