 When you're a medic you experience a lot of trauma and it was a very painful experience for me And for my generation PTSD did not exist as a diagnosis. It wasn't discussed I might be eggs. I'm a United States Army veteran and as a military person you just push through So you just kind of numb yourself to your emotions and feelings and over time it became an issue in my life I became homeless through That mental they're taking care of everybody else and not myself Ain't it up broke? My pride did not want me to go from house to house seeking help from my family so I just walked away and Was trying to figure out what was going on in my life and why this deep depression Anxiety frustration this hypervigilance this anger. I didn't start sleeping in a bed until about two years ago I even slept on the floor slept in a chair slept by the door When my family saw that I saw treatment, then they began to coalesce around me DAV really helped me complete my journey They brought clothing. They brought information about services And if there's any resource that they are aware of they make that available to you So that helped it allowed me to get a key to a door that belonged to me in a safe and comfortable Community was just tremendous. I'm reunited with my children Grandchildren my siblings and I know they love me and they know I love them. I'm a veteran and my victory is my family