Tag Archives: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Justice for Rasmea? Maybe. It matters to Vets. And millions of others.

We don’t expect the deaf to to hear when dealing with our bureaucracy; nor do we expect the blind to see, or the paralyzed to walk. But we do expect those with PTSD to not have have PTSD when they’re … Continue reading

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UK watching US brutally criminalize epilepsy (yet again)

Alabama woman claims she and daughter were tazed by police after teenager suffered seizure – Americas – World – The Independent A woman from Alabama has claimed that police officers repeatedly used tazers on her and her daughter after the … Continue reading

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@FL_corrections: either doesn’t know or doesn’t care that seizures end lives

DOC scrubs testimony from prison whistle-blower for allegedly violating HIPAA | Naked Politics Doug Glisson, an inspector with the DOC’s Office of Inspector General, testified under oath at the March 10 meeting of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee that the … Continue reading

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Cops … stop killing people who walk around in circles!!

Millions of Americans have epilepsy, and it’s time for officers to learn that it doesn’t always involve falling to the ground and convulsing: There may be instances when a patient would still be awake but is unable to respond to … Continue reading

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Our goddamned government killed another Vet.

Homeless Marine Veteran Jailed For Trespassing ‘Baked To Death’ In His Cell | ThinkProgress Murdough’s mother, who described him as a “lovely, caring guy” who would “give you the shirt off his back,” said she didn’t even learn of his … Continue reading

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For Michael, and other Vets with PTSD and epilepsy after TBI.

Earlier today, I had occasion to write to a U.S. senator on another subject, and ended up making a pitch for Vets that return from conflict with a different brain than the one they left with … a far less … Continue reading

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