Police Renew Effort To Find Missing Park Forest Mom
WBBM
STEVE MILLER
JANUARY 08, 2020
(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- It was just over four years ago when an Iraq War veteran disappeared from her home in Park Forest.
The police - and the woman's mother - are asking for help in finding out what happened.
"I miss her,” says Maria Gonzalez, the mother of Brenda Jackson.
Jackson, 31, a mother of six, disappeared four years ago.
"I know she never would've been gone this long without some way of contacting me. We had a very close relationship,” Gonzalez said. "And her children meant the world to her. Her children meant everything to her."
Gonzalez says Jackson had filed for divorce from her husband before she vanished. read it here
Man With Knife Shot and Killed at Veterans Affairs Hospital in Dallas: Police
NBC 5 News
Published 2 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago
A man was shot and killed by Veterans Affairs officers at a hospital in Dallas Wednesday night, police said.
Police officers opened fire on the man who was armed with a knife at about 10:22 p.m. at the Veterans Affairs Hospital at 4500 S. Lancaster Road.
The man was at the hospital seeking psychiatric help, police said. At some point during the interaction, the man started to walk off and the VA officers followed him and tried to disarm him, according to the VA police. Their attempts to disarm him were unsuccessful and two officers opened fire, police said. read it here
‘It’s OK to not be OK’: Orange County Sheriff shares experiences with PTSD after rise in law-enforcement suicides
WFTV 9 News
By: Lauren Seabrook and Adam Poulisse
Updated: January 8, 2020
On Monday, Mina uploaded a video on the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page called “It’s OK to not be OK." In it, he shares his own story of dealing with depression and urges fellow law-enforcement officers to seek mental help if they need it. It has already been viewed more than a million times.
On Monday, Mina uploaded a video on the Orange County Sheriff?s Office Facebook page called ?It?s OK to not be OK."
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — One case has stuck with Sheriff John Mina.
“I remember one case that I went to, where an 11-year-old actually pointed me to the closet where her dead mother was,” Mina recalled. “An awful case.”
Dead children. Dead infants. Having to use his firearm to take someone’s life in the line of duty -- “those things will affect you,” Mina said.
Last year, more than 224 officers committed suicide nationwide. In response to the rising numbers, Mina is sharing his own experiences of post-traumatic stress disorder. read it here
Mentor veteran loses battle with PTSD, community wants to remind vets help is out there
19 News
By Kelly Kennedy
January 7, 2020
“We tried doing everything and he was just a proud vet. He didn’t want the help. He kept telling everybody he was fine, he was anything but.” Chris Blood
MENTOR, Ohio (WOIO) - A Mentor veteran took his own life last weekend. 19 News is told the man barricaded himself inside his home. Police and SWAT tried to talk the vet down, but sadly, it did not work.
On Tuesday night the community held a vigil to remember the veteran and to raise awareness for PTSD.
Tim Foret, 38, was no stranger to being out on the battlefield.
“He had been over in Iraq and Afghanistan, several tours, seen things that no man should have to see and sadly he brought that home with him,” said Chris Blood, friend to Foret and First Lady of the US Militia RC, a veteran support group.
There was one enemy the soldier could not defeat, PTSD. read it here
What could have happened if he had known veterans like him could heal...instead of being made aware too many were committing suicide instead?
YOU CAN HEAL and life can get a lot better than what it is right now.
If you are struggling, that is the message you need to leave this site with.
There are so many misconceptions about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, that it would take too long to cover. We shall begin with what will change the rest of your life with PTSD!
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 New International Version (NIV)
You are not a victim! What tried to kill you lost and you survived, There is nothing to be ashamed of. Having experienced something like that, and being changed by it, it is time to experience healing so you can change again!
Understand PTSD is not a punishment from God, especially if you were willing to sacrifice your life for the sake of others.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 King James Version (KJV)
Most of the following videos go back to 2006. While some of the numbers are outdated, the message of healing is timeless!
If your job caused the pain you feel right now, you need to know that everything you needed to do your job was in your soul. That is why you felt the tug to do what did, knowing the high price you would pay to do it. The great news is, whatever you need to heal the pain it caused you, is also within you!
If you grieve, then it was because you loved...not just your friends, but willing to lay down your life for strangers too.
If you trusted those you served with, with your life, then understand that while they were willing to die for you too, they will be more than willing to listen to you now! Let them help you come out of the darkness that has trapped you.
You can break through what has you trapped in misery by knowing IT IS POSSIBLE NOW!
Since 1984 Point Man International Ministries has been sharing what we know about healing and how to focus on what is possible.
If you look up Point Man statement of faith and our Mission statement you will find that our mission is based on doing the work that God intended us to do so that veterans know they are loved by Him.
PMIM is a service organization with an evangelical purpose. Keeping Jesus Christ the focal point PMIM acts as a referral service to connect hurting veterans and their families to our Outpost and Home Front system for continued support and fellowship. These support groups are available at no charge, and utilize the gospel of Jesus Christ and Biblical principles to facilitate healing and restoration.
Point Man was started by a Vietnam Veteran working as a police officer in Seattle. He knew they needed someone to listen to them and help them heal their spirits, as well as their minds and bodies.
If you have not received help yet, it is not too late for you to live a happier life, healing your wound. The word "trauma" is Greek for wound.
For female veterans, it is not too late to start over again too!
Isn't it time you started to live for love instead of just being willing to die for it?
