PTSD service dog

I used to get so very upset when someone would question my PTSD diagnosis.  I felt like an impostor.  I think my feelings were based on the fact that I, myself, spent years in denial so it was very easy for me to also question.  I believed the same things that I hear from other [...]

My first encounter with you was in March 2003, though I had heard of you as early as November or December 2002.  I knew our destinies would intertwine at some point, but I wasn’t sure of how consequential it would eventually be.  And now, as our relationship has taken a new meaning, I am finding [..

Hi there everyone.  I know it has been a few months since my last entry… I HATE this time of the year.  There are so many triggers and I am just doing my best to get through to spring when I know things will calm down for me emotionally. My big brother is deployed which [...]

If Dr. Lipov’s procedure works, there just may be a cure for PTSD.  We aren’t talking about managing symptoms with therapy or medications (or both), we are talking about a cure for it.  Dr. Lipov is an anesthesiologist who has discovered that injecting an anesthetic in the back of the neck into a bu

When I started this blog nearly 2 years ago, it was my intention to have a blog where others who were considering a service dog for PTSD could come and read about the challenges and rewards of that.  If you look through my archived posts, you can still find that information and I hope that [...]

As a follow up to the Baby Blues post, thought I would share that I think I am doing better. A few extra hours of sleep can greatly improve your outlook on life!!

Believe it or not, there are actually times when I just don’t have the words to express what I am feeling or what I am wanting to say.  In those times I remain silent and think of a picture in my head that is able to describe what I want to say.  I think that [...]

So as you can tell by earlier posts, I recently had a baby.  Of course I am at a higher risk of postpartum depression due to my PTSD.  This is something I am well aware of and it is obviously something I try to avoid!  When I was pregnant with my second child, my daughter, [...]

I put a shutterfly site together for family and friends to be able to see what is new and happening with Jonah.  http://jonahpatrick.shutterfly.com/