LIVING WITH A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: Pat Horan, CPT US Army (ret), & Patty Horan —- Part 1: Pat’s Career & War

by | Apr 24, 2017 | Iraq, OIF, Post Traumatic Stress, TBI, US Army

CPT Pat Horan, US Army
Patty Horan

Patty & Pat Horan

Pat Horan, CPT US Army (ret), and his wife Patty Horan joined the program to discuss what it is to live with a traumatic brain injury.  In a candid interview we cover:

Part 1:  Pat’s career, how he was wounded and how Patty was notified.

Part 2:  Rehab, Patty talks the pressure of researching & choosing facilities for follow-on rehab

Part 3:  Living today, finding purpose in life and the frustrations of not being able to read and to write.

When asked about how his life is Pat responded “Every day I wake up and the first thing I do is thank God I’m still alive, that’s the greatest thing ever.  The second thing is Patty, everything she’s done  since I got hurt is just incredible, putting me back together was because of her.”  An incredible story.

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MY FAMILY’S NOTIFICATION EXPERIENCE AFTER I WAS WOUNDED: Justin Constantine

by | Feb 27, 2017 | Combat, Combat Wounded, Iraq, Post-Combat Related Mental Health, US Marine Corps

Justin Constantine
LtCol USMC (ret)

We didn’t intend to discuss it, but the notification process for wounded combatants became the topic with Justin Constantine today.  Justin relates the story of the aftermath of his gunshot wound to the head; how his family and girl friend were notified.

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