Help a mom with a major decision about her son....

jym626
Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:06:51 +0000

Hahaha thats quite funny. That, on the heels of your insulting post # 92 telling me I couldn’t do the math? I’ll take that as an apology. I work with the mentally ill, the head injured and some military active duty and retired personnel. I am here to help the OP’s son too-- and to address/respond to incorrect information when it is posted. These are not “semantics”. These are additional variables that have to be considered when comparing the frequency of suicide in the 2 populations. Apology accepted.

** By the way, what country did you serve in the military? Here, the draft is long gone, a potential recruit has to want to enlist, and even with the # of troops in Iraq being significantly scaled back, it can be a very tough several years. Don’t get me wrong, it can be a good experience for many. My H is an army officer (now in the reserves) and we have friends with kids in the military. But it is not simply a matter of military vs homelessness. As you said, treatment, if the s will comply, is a first line approach.