Just a quick note to say, we've arrived at 200 posts so far. (This is the 201st.) There have been a few lulls here and there, but the posting has been fairly consistent for the past few months, and that's the overall plan here. A few cross-country moves were impeding progress there for a while, but we're back. Thanks for reading this (subscribing is even easier -- that way the posts come to you! Click this link.)
Healing Combat Trauma is a crucial topic, and as one Marine friend said, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, one that will be with us, unfortunately, for the rest of our professional lives. All too true. Thanks to the literal worldwide readership, including folks from the rest of the English-speaking world, the Middle East, and the Far East. And to those a little closer to home: the VA, the DOD, various veterans organizations, various national news organizations, universities across the U.S., and of course, many private individuals who care. Even a few law firms scrounging around for material about veterans with PTSD who later commit suicide, to help them build their cases, which we'll be seeing more off, over the next few years. And a particular shout-out of deserved thanks to the cadre of fellow bloggers and journalists who have a heart for this particular topic as well.
To all of you - thanks for reading, thanks for listening, thanks for caring about this topic. We need to keep the spotlight on this topic, for the sake of those who are going through it; and for those who've already experienced it. There's no easy fix; no single, silver bullet cure that will make all the difference. But the funding needs to be there, the public concern, and the wise spending on alternatives that work, where and how they come to light. In the meantime, thank you for listening. We need to stand behind, and beside, those who served, until they get the care, and the compassion, they deserve.
Note: If you haven't checked out the increasingly massive bibliography / library here, please do. It's divided into therapeutic selections on the left, and first person narratives about various wars in our collective lifetimes, from those who served in them, on the right. Selections are added as frequently as we learn about them.
