tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post2724038954079822932..comments2023-11-03T05:09:47.246-07:00Comments on Ramblings ~: A local story about PTSDFranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-46209004881676275242011-01-23T11:04:17.044-08:002011-01-23T11:04:17.044-08:00Lisa- I have a friend who is a VA clinic social wo...Lisa- I have a friend who is a VA clinic social worker who deals w PTSD every day- she said there are thousands of soldiers just like him out there, lost & not getting the help they need. <br /><br />Lib~ I have to balance the thought that these cops were dealing with someone w a gun who just went on a rampage-- but they always seem to shoot first & ask later. More often they are cleared of any wrongdoing before the crime scene has even been cleaned up or examined. <br />I have to wonder if they could get a family member on the cell phone, that might have calmed him down. We'll never know. <br /><br />DK~ Yes it is good only a few cars took bullets in the mall parking lot. <br />Just so sad he did not get the help he needed before this all went so bad.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-25245342525084771592011-01-22T23:05:01.108-08:002011-01-22T23:05:01.108-08:00a sad sad situation. the whole damn war and no de...a sad sad situation. the whole damn war and no decent PTSD help until AFTER something major happens. even then, some soldiers are being told their condition existed before service, so no VA.<br /><br />I'm very glad this particular vet is getting care now. wish he could've gotten it earlier. he seems to have been a young man with much promise, now looking at a paralyzed future.<br /><br />terrible situation for the young man, his family, and yes even the police who are trying to learn how to cope with the increase in PTSD confrontations when their dept budgets are being slashed. <br /><br />possible the only "winners" are the people in the parking lot who apparently weren't near their cars when the shooting began. so sad.D.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-85115109208273526922011-01-21T08:36:25.358-08:002011-01-21T08:36:25.358-08:00Cops do shoot first and ask questions later--they ...Cops do shoot first and ask questions later--they do abuse their power. Not all of them of course, but more than should be tolerated.Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-82534116690115590452011-01-20T05:40:10.480-08:002011-01-20T05:40:10.480-08:00It's such a heartbreaking and under-reported s...It's such a heartbreaking and under-reported story. If not for the local news, most of us would never hear about the damaging effects of PTSD in our military.lisahgoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-88306057420439048102011-01-19T23:30:13.890-08:002011-01-19T23:30:13.890-08:00Just a strange situation this soldier made it out ...Just a strange situation this soldier made it out out multiple tours of duty, but it all fell apart later. <br />How sad he did not get help until it turned into a disaster. <br /><br />As for the cops- sure- they had a person out shooting a gun @ the mall parking lot- so they are already on heightened alert, but you wish they would have been able to avoid shooting, or if they had to shoot him, just a grazing shot.<br /><br />I wonder now if he will ever be able to recover from the cumulative effects. At least they are not pressing charges, and it sounds like the military will provide medical care. They owe it to him. <br /><br />His sister mentioned maybe down the road he can help other soldiers w PTSD?Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-39932873517505328232011-01-19T21:35:43.161-08:002011-01-19T21:35:43.161-08:00the armed services need to start doing psychologic...the armed services need to start doing psychological work-ups before they allow someone to go into combat, and they need to do psychological exit interviews to try to anticipate those who are most in danger of suffering ptsd.<br /><br />as to the cops, i wouldn't second-guess them until all the evidence is in. they knew he had shot at cars, so it's not a stretch for them to assume that he still had a gun when they stopped him.nonnie9999http://mikk2.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com