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Finding Emilie Imagine if you were in a tragic accident that left you unable to communicate to the outside world that you were alive. Imagine if you were this person's loved one, and you tried to convince the doctors that your loved one was still alive. This is the triumphant story of two family members not giving up on their loved one even though doctors made a brain dead prognosis.

Contributor: Araina FordJanuary 19, 2017Topics: Perspective / UncertaintyKeywords: Accident / belief / Faith / ICU / love / relationship / TBI / uncertain / uncertainty

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Amputations and genital injuries increase sharply among soldiers in Afghanistan Article discussing the rising number of combat wounded returning from war zones with injuries to the genitals and perineum in 2012, in the height of the surge. The author specifically focuses on the drastic increase in the number of these injuries and what this has meant for both healthcare workers and mental and sexual health providers in the military, as well as for wounded warriors and their spouses.

Contributor: chucklesnSeptember 20, 2015Topics: Communication / Illness & Disability / Sexuality / Vulnerability / Wounded WarriorKeywords: amputee / care provider / combat / genital / husband / injured / injury / mental health / military / partner / penis / physician / PTSD / Sex / sex counseling / sexual health / sexuality / spouse / TBI / testicles / war / war wounded / wife / wounded

Wounded Warriors and Intimacy This educational article is directed to the spouses or significant others of wounded warriors, and specifically addresses what one may expect when reintroducing sex and intimacy into a relationship with a wounded warrior. Includes methods for initiating sex and intimacy, what to expect in terms of new challenges or changes, potential new ways for expressing intimacy and experiencing sexual pleasure.

Contributor: chucklesnSeptember 20, 2015Topics: Illness & Disability / Sexuality / Wounded WarriorKeywords: challenges / combat / disability / disabled / injured / intimacy / pleasure / post-traumatic stress disorder / PTSD / Sex / sexuality / TBI / veteran / wounded warrior

DoD Studies Intimacy Issues Among Combat Vets This article discusses the specific ways that combat stress, PTSD and TBI affect soldiers sex lives after returning from combat.

Contributor: chucklesnSeptember 20, 2015Topics: Illness & Disability / Sexuality / Wounded WarriorKeywords: challenges / combat / combat stress / counseling / fear / intimacy / love / PTSD / Sex / sex counselors / sexual health / sexuality / soldier / TBI / wounded warrior

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