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Wounded Bear

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7. The thing is, it doesn't have to be that physically obvious...

Fri Jan 24, 2020, 05:29 PM

Jan 2020

which may be one reason why it took a few days for the numbers to come out. Sometimes, someone will be "normal" for hours or days after the injury happens before the headaches and blurred vision and loss of balance, etc start.

It happens like that to football players. Sometimes they don't realize they are hurt until a while after the actual blow that hurt them.

Soldiers do have helmets and other protective gear, but the concussive force of modern weaponry will still do damage.

"We" put them in harm's way, they need to be cared for, and not diminished like the President tried to do.

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The thing is, it doesn't have to be that physically obvious... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #7

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How frightening. How could he even think of referring to something this horrible as a headache? Frustratedlady Jan 2020 #8

as Wounded Bear said upthread... handmade34 Jan 2020 #10

Much like PTSD, I would think, as not being visible. Frustratedlady Jan 2020 #11

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because of great demand handmade34 Jan 2020 #23

Also because there is no political will to fund services. Caliman73 Jan 2020 #27

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