My brother served in Iraq for over a year. When he came home, he had changed. He is afraid of fireworks, he beats on his girlfriend in his sleep, he blacks out and has hallucinations. He was discharged from the marines, "other than honorable" because they found ritalin in his system. He had been on ritalin since he was a child and his recruiter told him NOT to mention it to anyone else, so he didn't. 2 months after he got home, he went missing somewhere between Minnesota and North Carolina. They found him 2 days later, on the side of the railroad tracks hiding in the bushes with mud covered all over his face for camoflage. He has been trying to get help from the VA and they said they may be able to but it could take 5 months. My brother told me he doesn't have 5 months. I'm really worried about him, is there anyone else we can speak to who can help him? He wants to speak to someone who was in Iraq, he won't talk to any of us!
2007-05-29
08:00:20
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Tricci
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Mental Health