Canadian PTSD Veterans Finishing Long Walk Home

Veterans suffering from PTSD walk across Canada to raise awareness
CTV Atlantic
September 7, 2014

Three Canadian veterans were one step closer to home on Sunday night as they neared the end of their cross-Canada march to raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder.

Jason McKenzie and Steve Hartwig are walking towards their hometown of Antigonish, N.S. Both have been living with the disorder since they came back from military service in the former Yugoslavia.

“When I came back to Canada, I just realized there was something wrong,” says Hartwig. “I didn’t have the coping mechanisms or skills in place. I didn’t have any care available at the time, and people really didn’t know about PTSD then.”

That’s why Hartwig began a cross Canada march in Victoria, B.C. earlier this summer with a plan to raise awareness and how it affects the military and first responders.

“With more awareness comes more education and ultimately more acceptance,” adds Hartwig.
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