PTSD: The battle after the war

PTSD: The battle after the war

Edmonds woman starts support group for veterans

By Mina Williams
Enterprise editor

EDMONDS -- For armed services men and women returning stateside, fear can become a ghost haunting them in daily life, more frightening than the firestorms and improvised explosive devices they encountered abroad. For these veterans, a new war begins at home with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

“Admitting you have PTSD is like admitting you are a bad soldier,” said Dedie Davis, an Edmonds resident and wife of a veteran. Davis' husband asked not to be identified.

Watching her husband struggle to adjust to life in Edmonds spurred her to create Operation Open Arms in 2006. The relief and support network is for veterans with PTSD, an anxiety disorder triggered by witnessing events that cause intense fear, and others suffering from post-combat angst.

Although the organization has been supported through casual donations, Davis is spearheading an event Sept. 1o aimed at raising funds to provide support for veterans with PTSD.
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PTSD The battle after the war

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