tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362182565496754949.post7872423293899593427..comments2023-04-12T04:12:38.662-05:00Comments on Tucker & Swiss: Purple hearts.Cortney @ Box & Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00109800725758615841noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362182565496754949.post-68777735970069959892009-01-28T16:23:00.000-06:002009-01-28T16:23:00.000-06:00I agree- I think this is so complex and can be so ...I agree- I think this is so complex and can be so hard to define- but it is SO clearly real, and so clearly an important issue that needs to be delved into more completely. Perhaps this is something for us to talk about over at the forum?Cortney @ Box & Bayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109800725758615841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362182565496754949.post-41918362971199580332009-01-28T14:07:00.000-06:002009-01-28T14:07:00.000-06:00i had a friend in Alaska who's husband came back w...i had a friend in Alaska who's husband came back with DEFINITE PTSD. Suddenly he was angry all the time, lying compulsively, crying during sex... terrible stuff. When I suggested to her that he might have ptsd, she'd never heard of it (??!?!??), so I explained. The next day at work, she told me she confronted him that maybe he should look into seeing somebody about it, and she told me he said "PTSD is for p***ys who want to fake it out of the Army."<BR/><BR/>I would love to see the Army take on this side of things, too. <BR/><BR/>I guess that's not directly related, but it's the story that jumped into mind. There are so many facets...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362182565496754949.post-62670246779776887572009-01-27T22:03:00.000-06:002009-01-27T22:03:00.000-06:00As the mom of a vet with diagnosed PTSD - this is ...As the mom of a vet with diagnosed PTSD - this is a hot topic for me. He's depressed, angry, etc... He was in combat, ran a lot of convoys. He hasn't told me most of it. I don't know about the black heart. I just know my son isn't the same person who left, I know sometimes the only thing that keeps him going is his little girl.<BR/><BR/>LAWliberal army wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07182419669662838404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362182565496754949.post-28564687078116065042009-01-27T20:14:00.000-06:002009-01-27T20:14:00.000-06:00It was a thought provoking op-ed, wasn't it? The r...It was a thought provoking op-ed, wasn't it? The ripple effect of PTSD and TBI will be part of the legacy of Iraq - we need to find some way to acknowledge their silent wound.<BR/>I was struck by the image of the Black Heart. It seems far more appropriate that the ubiquitous yellow ribbon icon. War is not cheerful and peppy, something to pay lip service to by slapping on a car. It's real and sometimes it tears lives apart. <BR/>But I agree - who gets what when? My husband is combat trained but thankfully saw zero combat and yet one guy came home with a Purple Heart b/c he lost a toe in an accident. Swiss gets shot in the leg and this guy gets clumsy and they both get the same award? Eh.<BR/>Thinking of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com