Caregivers Unite Find Support Share Your Voice

I think that when we all use our voice and communicate with each other, whether it be through my blog or through your show or any other I think that we are really being heard. Outstanding. It doesn't mean our kinks in the system, but that's how we fix it. That's how we fix it is by sharing and empowering. You know what? You couldn't have said it better right there. Sharing and empowering. I haven't gotten any negative feedback yet from the caregiver program. Tori, thanks for coming on the show. Everybody out there, go to ToriShannon.com. Check out the blog. And remember, don't go there to bash warfighters because she'll chew you up and spit you out. If you're not going to be proactive, just don't even show up. Thanks for coming on the show, Tori. Thank you, Bill. and it's been a pleasure. Across the board, it seems like we've got younger caregivers like Samantha, who's really getting tied in and providing, getting provided mentorship from some of the other ladies, some of the other caregivers that are a little bit older, like Patty Catter, who runs an entire organization. We've got Tori Shannon out there who runs the blog. And the major theme is about getting connected with other caregivers and removing that sense of isolation. We've got right now my wife, Melissa Luke Cutler, very, very proactive, very much of an advocate in the caregiver community. And I just want to ask, honey, what is it like within that community? I understand the major theme is getting connected. Is it a What kind of changes have you seen over the last, say, six months and then nine months? Well, in the community itself, you know, they're caregivers. They're people who have stepped up and made a life out of taking care of somebody they love. Right. That takes a certain kind of person. And what I've noticed is these people are willing to step up and help not just the person they love that has been more injured, but also to reach out and take care of each other. strong relationships, information, support, you know, just it can be found on Facebook or anywhere. Right. How is the, how is it growing? Well, I think that there's a lot of the veterans themselves who are a little leery about the program, afraid to let the VA in their home. Right. And I see some of that going away. I see some of, some of the veterans who are involved in the program speaking out and quelling a lot of those veterans and helping them understand better, you know, what the program's about. I see the wives finding each other. Now, you know, there are female wounded, combat injured, but it is generally, it's very rare we find a male out there. We have a couple in our group. It's generally the wives, our girlfriends, and mothers. Right. But, You know, we find each other, and if we run in, especially, you know, I've seen this program change the lives of so many people. They're destituted because a lot of times the wife can no longer work. Right. She's really staying at home. It's more than just being a stay-at-home wife, stay-at-home mom. That warfighter needs that care, and it's as simple as, you know, are they going to forget to turn off the stove? Are they going to miss, you know, a medication time?