Standing By a Veteran | Supporting Family
Drew: I pushed everybody away. I pushed my wife at the time away. I stopped talking to my family.
Dennis: I knew he needed help, but we didn't know how to approach him to get help for him.
Tina: It was a really dark time for our family.
Dawn: It's not just the veteran that suffers. They see their husband who used to be so nice and now he's angry and they're like, "What did I do? Why am I terrible?" Well, it's not you.
Ed: There are people that loves you and your actions affect them, whether it be kids, family members, and everything like that. As long as you withdrawn from them, your life is not going to get better.
Kelly: It's very important for people to seek help, even if they feel like they don't need it. A lot of people don't realize that everything that you're holding in, it affects everybody around you. I have put my mom and my daughter through so much pain.
Drew: Until I had kind of reconnected with my parents, there was going to be in this hole in me that I wasn't going to be able to fill.
Tina: After Andrew started seeking treatment, it was 180 degrees.
Dennis: His whole personality has changed since he began receiving help from the VA. He's just relaxed, open. You can communicate.
Tina: It was a blessing. It really was a blessing. I had my son back.
Kelly: I've come out a happier person. It reflects in the way that my daughter is now because her mom is happy.
Ed: Family's always going to be there. Just give them a chance to be a part of your life. They want to see you succeed.
Jasmine: Anything he needs, I always got his back.
Tina: Seek help for yourself and also for your family.
Dennis: Nothing but good could come out of it. Nothing but good.
