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  1. StellaDarlings
    03-02-2010 01:04 - permalink
    StellaDarlings
    Hi Shayden...I'm having trouble finding messages because the board is so chopped up into tiny sections...It's hard to follow...and find posting threads...well that's just me, maybe.
    I'm writing about a post I just saw from last year:
    "VA denied my claim for PTSD, which i also think was not viewed properly, so i am fighting that...but i cant get a mental health appointment for a "proper" diagnosis...so its a catch 22!"
    How is this situation now? I wouldn't be surprised if you already told me..but checking again won't hurt, eh? Alice
  2. Vetadvocate
    02-08-2010 13:30 - permalink
    Vetadvocate
    Hi Shayden. Thank you for your service. I am an advocate of all Veterans. I hope to hear more from everyone.
  3. mdz511
    01-27-2010 17:50 - permalink
    mdz511
    not sure if i am working this site correctly?? anyway, hello!! michele
  4. mdz511
    01-27-2010 17:48 - permalink
    mdz511
    thank you so much!!! michele
  5. GIJane
    01-22-2010 07:51 - permalink
    GIJane
    Hey. Yes I think I'll be just fine getting things off my chest, sharing, etc. I just want to start feeling better you know? Photojournalism huh? That's awesome. I love photography and love taking pictures out on hiking trips. I bought a Canon EOS 40D because I really wanted to have a nice camera capture the images more clearly than your basic digital camera. I almost registered for a photography workshop here in D.C, but the cost was outrageous! As far as what I did in Iraq, I was in the 620th Corps Support Battalion at TQ. We managed convoy operations for logistics patrols, pulled security, so basically convoy ops amongst other duties I had while inside the wire. Thanks for the message. I plan on being more active with this website so hopefully we can chat more. I just feel down alot and sometimes don't really feel like a chatty Cathy. But again thanks and keep in touch.
  6. phoenix
    01-20-2010 16:48 - permalink
    phoenix
    I saw through your eyes what you have seen. Be proud of all that you have touched and who you are. Remember you are not alone and you will always remember those who you have met and accomplishments and strides you have made. How are you and are you still in Iraq. phoenix (it means return to me) a mystical legend

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    A woman veteran
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    Austin
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    Texas
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    Army
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    OIF/OEF (9-2001 to Present)
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    as the veteran communications officer for 'grace,' this site is my passion - not only to receive help for the struggles i face, but most importantly to use my experiences to help guide others. 'when women hurt, women help' - need i say more?!?

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Posted 02-17-2010 at 15:59 by shayden Comments 3
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just a quick request for thoughts and prayers...

my omi (who is actually my aunt's mom but a wonderful lady who i am very close with) has been given approximately six months to live...

she has spots on her brain, lungs and ribs, and is going through the radiation/chemo process now. it is, however, incurable in the end.

she is an amazingly strong, fiesty, german-new yorker, so you can imagine her strength and stubborness! she is a fighter...
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Posted 02-02-2010 at 19:11 by shayden Comments 3
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im pretty sure that for my late twenties, i am not supposed to be tired every day of my damn life...

it is the most draining thing and yet i have no clue - absolutely none - on how to get beyond it...

sleep, next to my loved ones, is the most cherished thing in my life; but i never feel caught up - which i do know is not fully possible. but rested...cant i just feel rested for a day?!

so here i am - reaching out for tips, tricks and anything else that...

Posted 01-25-2010 at 15:55 by shayden Comments 1
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hello ladies...

so as many of you know, i had a dear friend seriously injured in iraq last year - he had both legs amputated and continues his road to recovery.

the following is a recent post he placed on his caringbridge web site - i wanted to share as it provides a great deal of hope and perspective....

"So many of the people that I have met over the past week tell me how amazed that they are that my family and I have kept such a positive attitude...

Posted 01-18-2010 at 17:31 by shayden Comments 1
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well, my road to recovery continues...

i was yelled at during my last doc appt thursday - i was told to get over my "army mentality" that pain meds make me weak. needless to say i had stopped taking them, but am now back on them around the clock as he directed... i need to manage the pain to be able to push my knee further and further. it is working, but that dang vicadin sure does make me want to sleep during work...

well i no longer have the 8-10 hour machine....

Posted 01-11-2010 at 16:57 by shayden Comments 2
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well today was my first day back at work in two weeks - been recovering from my knee surgery...so long cabin fever!

for some ungodly reason, i woke up at 245 this morning with my leg aching. i couldnt go back to sleep, which royally sucked, so right now i am running on fumes!

it is absolutely amazing how hard today was though - much more difficult than i thought it would be.

for the past week i have been in a CPM...it is this machine that keeps my...
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