Megan Cain's Story of Survival and Hope is Our Story
When veterans return suffering from PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, or both, their transition into civilian life can be especially difficult. Co-founded by the wife of a Marine who served in Iraq, Hearts of Patriots understands the challenges faced by caregivers of veterans with invisible wounds of war.
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Or something could trigger a memory driving down the street and I'd find myself assuring him that bags of trash or dead animals on the side of the road were not roadside bombs."
Jeremy's experiences, including three IED explosions, left him with PTSD and a Traumatic Brain Injury. When he returned from Iraq, Megan was ecstatic to have him home but was unprepared for the man who came back. Along with several minor physical injuries, he experienced severe mood swings and memory loss. "When he came home, he was a different man. So different, it felt like the man I had married died over there," says Megan." The days and weeks that followed were a struggle and Her husband seemed like a stranger. "He could appear calm one minute and suddenly yell out at the children in a rage," Megan recalls. "Crowds would overwhelm him and open spaces would have him scanning constantly for snipers . |
Hearts of Patriots was created in honor of the Families and Marines of the 3rd Battalion 25th Marine Corps
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