Climbing wall used to help veterans heal

Steep climb for vets with brain injuries

By Foon Rhee, Associate editor

Published: Sunday, Mar. 11, 2012

Alex Grimes ascends the two-story climbing wall at the Center for Integrated Brain Health & Wellness with relative ease, quickly rappelling down so he can rise again.

His climb out of the anger, despair and pain after a brain injury while in the Army has been far more grueling – 3 1/2 long years so far.

Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder as well, he's struggling with mood swings, nightmares and seizures as he juggles his treatment with classes at a local community college.

But now that Grimes has a refuge for therapy and counseling, he hopes he's finally found his footing in his recovery. "I'm trying to have a sense of normalcy," he told me. "I'm trying to find some sort of peace."
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