By Melinda Smith — 2022
Adapting to life with a disability is never easy, but there are ways to help yourself cope with limitations, overcome challenges, and build a rewarding life.
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CLEAR ALL
The Paralympics had not yet been invented. These veterans were sports trailblazers. They were medical miracles as well.
Like most veterans, I found the transition from military to civilian life a struggle—a tougher struggle than I had anticipated. For me, I found that one of my trickier struggles was with my identity.
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More than 600,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have been left partially or totally disabled from physical or psychological wounds received during their service. Some of them compete in the Defense Department Warrior Games and find a place to continue to overcome.
You can build back your life
When it comes to transitioning, you have to ask for help. This applies to mental health, fitness, and most importantly, to career transition.
On the heels of America’s longest war, a new PBS documentary series sits down with nearly 50 veterans in hopes of helping to bridge a growing gap.