As long as I have faith that more of you can heal....there is plenty to do!
Friday, June 4, 2021
Wounded Times Reached 5 Million!
As long as I have faith that more of you can heal....there is plenty to do!
Thursday, June 3, 2021
God is closer than you think
Kathie Costos
June 3, 2021
This is going up on Wounded Times and PTSD Patrol. Wounded Times is close to hitting 5 million page views. It still gets a lot of traffic no matter if I post on it or not. That tells me that the need is still there. I am retiring from work, but not this work. I am no longer under constraints from non-profits and their rules, so from now on, I will be posting on what I feel needs to be said. Some people will like it, but others won't. While I hope you like it, if you don't, there are plenty of other sites for you. From now on, I'll be posting on both sites, as I feel the need to say something and as always, I hope what I say helps someone.
There are many times we have conversations with someone, and we never forget them. Every once in a while I'll read something or listen to someone, and instantly be reminded of "that" conversation. Today was one of those days.
Everytime you stand by someone else, do something for someone else out of love...God is there!
Northwell Health Nurse Choir: Gets the GOLDEN BUZZER with their EMOTIONAL Performance!
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Firefighter killed by another firefighter
California fire crews attend graduation to support daughter of slain firefighter
read the story hereFOX 11 News
By Mary Stringini
June 1, 2021
Firefighter specialist Tory Carlon, 44, was killed in the shooting. He was a twenty-year veteran of the department, Osby said.SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - An off-duty firefighter opened fire Tuesday at Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Station 81 in the Agua Dulce area, killing a fellow firefighter and injuring another. The suspect then fled to his home in nearby Acton, barricaded himself inside, and set the house on fire before he was believed to have been found dead.
"I never thought one of our firefighters would face danger at one of our own community fire stations," said Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby.
read more here
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Help me reach 5 million!
Wounded Times
Yesterday I took the day off for Memorial Day. It was also a day to think about this site and the work I've done for a long time. PTSD Patrol is for everyone trying to heal PTSD. This site is for those who serve this country.
A year ago I was struggling with the fact that veterans and families in need were not coming to me anymore. There are too many other sites and groups out there, and my site ended up getting buried way behind them. The thing is, the page views keep coming no matter if I post or not. That told me the work I do is still wanted. It is almost at 5 million page views.
While veterans always had my heart, I thought I had lost theirs. Now I know that wasn't true. It got really lonely, especially when no one was leaving comments, or letting me know it mattered to them. The day it hits the 5 million is the day I start posting here again everyday I can.
Sunday, May 30, 2021
Remember the veterans who fought so you could heal #PTSD
Kathie Costos
May 30, 2021
Every Memorial Day, I cry more than most people. Almost everyone thinks about the lives lost during wars, but few think about all those who died because of the wars they fought. It also grieves me that most Americans fighting their own battles with PTSD, have no clue that the help they receive, was created because Vietnam Veterans came home and fought for all of it.
When I lived in Florida, I always recorded the escort of the Wall going into Wickham Park. I used that footage along with images from Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan because of the lyrics of the song. Too many forget that war they fought and too many do not know they are still fighting it.
No Vietnam veteran wants to take away from the newer generations. They took a vow to fight for all generations. The thing is, they don't want to be pushed aside. It should never be one generation being helped while sacrificing the other generations.
Once in a while I go back through some old emails. This is from 2006 about the book I wrote, For The Love Of Jack. I wrote it about our generation before 2001 and then self published it to help the newer generation that would follow them, and their families. That is something I learned from them...to fight for all generations.
Thank you so much for sharing your pain and story, You have helped me with my family and you dont even know it....As I read your story I was sitting there realising that you were talking about me in so many ways...the way I had become and the way I was headed. And Yes I am a combat Vet, from a long line of vets.......if I could just find out why there is no answers...........But I wanted to say thank you.......
Let the images sink in on this video because the pictures from Afghanistan and Iraq were the only ones people seemed to care about, but the older generations waited longer, suffered longer and still fought for the newer generation so that they would not end up like them.
The thing is, my generation is still fighting so that the newer generation does not have to suffer instead of healing the wounds they carried for far too long. We are retiring and dying off but doing all we can "in the living years."