Veterans

This particular post isn’t about myself. It is about veterans. When was the last time you asked a vet if they are ok? I am married to a veteran and never knew the actual struggle that he was going through.

When it came to the things he went through, I would never understand. I wanted to support him, but there wasn’t much I could say to help.

Men and women who fought for our country are suffering in silence. My husband looked for a therapist and couldn’t find a decent one, because they couldn’t relate. He looked for a support group, but the veterans groups were targeted to older vets.

My husband spoke with a guy who provided support to veterans, but the resources the guy provided him with were very limited and his check ins eventually stopped.

The are you ok movement is meant for all different types of groups to find each other. I am hoping that as the movement grows nationally that meet ups and support groups can be formed.

My husbands response when I mentioned this, “I don’t want to go and talk about my feelings, but I would love to have a group of people that meet up for dinner or something that could relate.”

Lets just start by normalizing Are you ok? with veterans and allowing them to take the lead. Help spread the movement and add your location on the meet up/support group page to begin to build a list of areas that veterans can meet.