Category Archives: PTSD

Post Traumatic-Stress Disorder

A Second Opinion

Posted on May 17, 2020 by

While awaiting Evaluation for PTSD I was, for a long time, ensconced on a mixed ward at the local VA hospital. The other patients had a wide variety of ailments. Smoking was still allowed in the Patient’s lounge. We spent … Continue reading →

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The Cleanest Ears

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

“You have the cleanest ears I’ve ever seen.” That’s what she told me; that’s what she said. She, of course, was a young she-male VA doctor. Her comment struck me as a bit odd. Upon further rumination however, it seems … Continue reading →

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I Thank God for Death

Posted on July 25, 2018 by

I thank God for death several times a day. Sometimes all day. More and more lately I talk to myself; not the running dialog inside my head, but out loud (aloud) so very loud in fact, that sometimes others overhear. … Continue reading →

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The Mad Bomber

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

Daily I find myself in two constant states; simultaneously one of both composition and decomposition. Getting old, my body is quite naturally in a state of slow decomposition while my mind on the other hand is forever aswirl in a … Continue reading →

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Know Your Enemy: THE VIET CONG

Posted on November 20, 2017 by
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Two Books – Same Title

Posted on November 8, 2017 by
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Page Eleven – A Comparison

Posted on October 27, 2017 by
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