Testimony from SGB Recipient’s Wife
I am JC’s wife and I wanted to reach out to you and express our sincere gratitude. Just recently, you assisted in coordinating with us and Dr. Mulvaney at the Regenerative Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Office in Annapolis, MD. I have the email chain below to help identify us for you.
I wanted to make sure you knew that your organization’s covering of the procedure for my husband was meaningful and truly appreciated. You may or may not know, but my husband is a Veteran (4 years active duty) and a Law Enforcement Officer since he got out of active duty in 1997. The procedure he had done was to help combat PTSD and the symptoms he deals with regularly. For your organization to cover the expense for us to have this done, was an incredible gift. It has been a struggle to find relief and to find something affordable is even more difficult. I wanted to share a little bit more about our story to hopefully convey just how much you and Operation First Response matter.
This is an excerpt from your website:
What we do not see are the struggles faced by those with traumatic brain injuries and PTSD. These invisible injuries, if gone untreated, can take a devastating toll on our Heroes and their families. This can be seen daily in the rise in the suicide rate among our Heroes. In many cases, these suicides can be directly attributed to the inability to care for his/her family.
These invisible injuries…That is exactly what we are dealing with so often in the Law Enforcement Community. To see that your organization understands actually made me pause – because at times the Thin Blue Line feels so incredibly thin. “J” has seen his share of terrible things… from witnessing a horrific accident at Pope Air Force Base way back when he was active duty, to the numerous and countless calls while serving the public as a law enforcement officer, SWAT officer, Fugitive Apprehension Team detective and I could go on. As a wife (of now 27 years) it is so very hard to watch your husband and father to your children try to battle these “injuries” alone, knowing that you cannot do much to provide relief. That said, in addition to his own experiences, “J” has been instrumental in establishing a Peer Support Program at the Sheriff’s Office. He works tirelessly to help his brothers and sisters in Blue work through their trauma and find some sense of good, sense of purpose and value. He is hopeful that this latest procedure for him, will be yet another arrow in the quiver to share with others that might be looking for relief. So thank you for being instrumental in that.
Sincerely,
“JC”‘s wife
