Up to 20% of Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan wars suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Although there are many symptoms of PTSD, nightmares and hyper-vigilance are the two most common signs.
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Dawn Christon is the very proud mother of an American Soldier who fought the war in Iraq.
While he was gone, Dawn, her sister Kelly, and her husband Tom, immersed ourselves in helping families of deployed Soldiers in any way they could think of. When they were informed that our troops didn’t have some of the basic necessities, they sent supplies. When the Soldiers needed heaters, they sent them without hesitation. When they needed misters to keep cool, they sent them. They found that our Soldiers needed so much more than they were able to get through regular government means.
Along the way, Dawn and her family met some amazing Veterans and families who helped them understand the trials and tribulations that come from the horrors of war.
Like most people, they heard about Soldiers who suffer from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but Dawn truly had no idea on how severe the impact of PTSD is for these heroes.
After her son returned home, Dawn continued working with Veterans in as many aspects of their new lives as she could. Dawn and her family saw, firsthand, the problems families have dealing with PTSD. Their work with other Veterans, and our knowledge of the condition, was a blessing in disguise, as it helped them to recognize the signs of PTSD in their son.
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