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Has anyone read this work by Luis Carlos Montalvan?
Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him: Luis Carlos Montalván, Bret Witter: 9781401310752: Amazon.com: Books
Montalvan was a Captain in Iraq, did two tours and was messed up seriously bad by PTSD. Tuesday is his service dog, who essentially saved his life. Most people don't realize just how debilitating PTSD can be to someone mentally, it can literally kill you, and often has. Montalvan wrote this book in 2011, and I just finished reading it. I learned so much, not only about service animals, but also about PTSD. I really never considered how debilitating PTSD can be until I read his book. It's well written, Montalvan got out of the Army and got a Masters Degree in writing from Columbia University in New York. Sadly, a service animal can provide comfort but it cannot get rid of PTSD, nor could the medications or counselors who he spoke with.
Montalvan committed suicide in December of 2016.
Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him: Luis Carlos Montalván, Bret Witter: 9781401310752: Amazon.com: Books
Montalvan was a Captain in Iraq, did two tours and was messed up seriously bad by PTSD. Tuesday is his service dog, who essentially saved his life. Most people don't realize just how debilitating PTSD can be to someone mentally, it can literally kill you, and often has. Montalvan wrote this book in 2011, and I just finished reading it. I learned so much, not only about service animals, but also about PTSD. I really never considered how debilitating PTSD can be until I read his book. It's well written, Montalvan got out of the Army and got a Masters Degree in writing from Columbia University in New York. Sadly, a service animal can provide comfort but it cannot get rid of PTSD, nor could the medications or counselors who he spoke with.
Montalvan committed suicide in December of 2016.