Good news for me! Today I found out
that George W. Bush agrees with me!
I
watch for the mountain bike ride that Former President George W. Bush
hosts in Crawford, Texas in honor of wounded veterans. I know I could not do the 100K, three day ride but it gives
me great joy to to see the successes at this awesome event!
This
year, Stars and Stripes highlighted the participation of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Chris Demars,
who was wounded in two separate attacks in Afghanistan in the space
of just 10 days in 2011. The attacks left him with traumatic brain
injuries, two broken legs and multiple shrapnel wounds. He also
suffered a back injury and both his eardrums were blown out.
Demars,
45, has since fought to overcome post traumatic stress along
with his physical ailments and he agrees with Bush's efforts
to reduce the stigma of the condition. Earlier this year Bush boldly suggested that "disorder" should be removed from the condition's
name as it is a treatable condition.
I
could not agree more with George W. Bush and had mentioned it in a blog
last year. You can read it at the following link, GHC blog, May 30, 2013.
Chris Demars suffered trauma that instantly placed him into hero status. I can't begin to imagine the trauma and I certainly can not
imagine any bit of his recovery being a disorder. Though I have
never met him I am proud of Chris. I know that he's a hero just by
knowing the injuries he has overcome. Post Traumatic Stress? Yep,
there are things that happen that just knock a person into another
state of mind. Referring to that as a disorder is just putting
another stupid obstacle in the way. Referring to this diagnosable, treatable problem as Post Traumatic Stress is the thing to do.
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