When my wife deployed a couple years ago my biggest concern was that she would come home with some form of post traumatic stress disorder. The idea of PTSD scared the crap out of me because I didn't … [Read more...]
YDU: I’d be Sad When the Uninjured Soldiers Came Home?
The flight that my husband’s friends come home on is this weekend. This would be my husband’s flight if he hadn’t been hurt during his unit’s deployment to Afghanistan over last year. He … [Read more...]
The Heartbreak of “Not Fit for Duty”
We've been living with my husband's (who I’ll call Doc to protect his identity) TBI for three years now. We spent more time than we should have hoping he would just get better. He sought out … [Read more...]
How About a Little Ecstasy for Your PTSD?
A new PTSD treatment has been found to have a long term, lasting positive impact three years later in two-thirds of the 19 people tested. What’s the therapy, you ask? Why, it’s the love drug, … [Read more...]
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Help Lower Divorce Rates Among TBI Victims
I always knew that my sisters and I were alike, but I could have never guessed that our significant others would all be military men. We were all captivated by their stories, their bravery, their … [Read more...]
Is Military Suicide Preventable?
By now most have heard the news – the suicide rate in the military is climbing and our leaders are calling it an “epidemic.” And yet one group continues to fall through the cracks: military … [Read more...]
I Want to Have a Baby, but the VA Won’t Pay
In my opinion, from the day you sign up for the military to the day you get out, you are the military’s responsibility and if something happens to you because of the military, it's their … [Read more...]
What Not to Say to a Wounded Warrior
Although we are many years down the road of recovery from my husband’s severe 2006 war injury, we still think about the comments we received or have faced since then. There are just some things you … [Read more...]
How I Refound My Purpose
Nine years ago I stepped on to the court at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Col. at halftime during a Denver Nuggets game and in front of a bunch of fans, mostly Golden State fans, I took an oath. It … [Read more...]
You Want ME to be on Wife Swap?
How many of you have a bucket list, or something similar? If you are anything like me, there will be some you will complete, some you may never complete, and some that will happen, but only at the … [Read more...]
Would You Strip For PTSD Awareness?
Battling Bare is a private organization of women who have stripped down to promote awareness of PTSD. Their Facebook page features pictures of women who have bared their backs printed with a poem … [Read more...]
Want to “Wife Swap” a Wounded Warrior?
Does anyone want to "Wife Swap" with my family? I don’t generally watch a lot of television -- I don’t have shows that I make sure I DVR each night of the week to ensure that I don’t miss … [Read more...]
“PTS” or “PTSD” — Quality Care is the Bottom Line
At the 2011 Military Blogger's Conference a very concerned person came up to the mic during a question and answer session with GI Film Festival film makers and expressed that, in an effort to remove … [Read more...]
Found in Vegas: Wounded Warrior Inspiration
Last week I got to visit Las Vegas with the Armed Forces Foundation to celebrate wounded warriors over Armed Forces Day. What I didn't expect to find was life inspiration. Let's be clear here, when … [Read more...]
“Heroes in Pain,” Dr. Phil Changes Name
Many of you may have read my recent article, Dr. Phil Takes Us From "Heroes to Monsters." The show stated that veterans suffering from PTSD are damaged goods that can dismantle … [Read more...]
Dr. Phil: PTSD Takes Us “From Heroes to Monsters”
A Dr. Phil show that aired this week said that veterans suffering from PTSD are damaged goods that can "dismantle marriages." He titled the show "From Heroes to Monsters." When I hear the word … [Read more...]
I Married A Teenage Boy!
Today did not get off to a good start for the Helmuth family. The kids were being holy terrors. We were completely out of coffee -- and how that happened I have no idea, but I’m blaming my husband. … [Read more...]
Casting Calls: Hope or Baby Mama Drama?
There is currently a casting call out there for a “military couple looking to address their broken marriage.” The first time I read this it automatically hit a nerve, maybe it was the use of the … [Read more...]
