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Help for Heroes has extended an official thank you to the Band of Sisters fellowship who provide support to soldiers.<\/p>\n
One couple, known only as Adam and Kelly, shared their story with Help for Heroes, which demonstrates how instrumental carers are to wounded servicemen.<\/p>\n
Adam joined the army in 2002, as a technical supply specialist in the Royal Signals.<\/p>\n
He was later assigned to Iraq, where he was regularly shot at and experienced frequent mortar attacks.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, he also experienced workplace bullying, and eventually tried to take his own life, before he received a diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).<\/p>\n
Years later, he volunteered to go to Iraq again, partly in the hope he would be killed again.<\/p>\n
During that time, he had many near-misses and lost many friends, which worsened his PTSD.<\/p>\n
However, despite his problems, Adam met his partner Kelly via an online dating site in 2009. Although she knew he had a military background, she only discovered that he had PTSD once they began chatting.<\/p>\n
Speaking about their relationship, Kelly, told Help for Heroes: “I’d noticed a couple of scars on his arm and from there he told me about his experiences. We were quite open and honest about it. I never had any doubts, we just instantly clicked and I felt like I’d known him for years."<\/p>\n
Since they met, Adam has undergone help for his condition with the charity Combat Stress, and Kelly has supported him throughout.<\/p>\n
Eventually, Kelly quit her job as a debt collector to be Adam’s main carer. Adam has frequent nightmares, OCD, night sweats and on the worst days, he showers up to seven times a day.<\/p>\n
She said: "He can tell me everything about his army life and childhood but he wouldn’t be able to tell me what he did yesterday if I asked."<\/p>\n
Although Kelly had found it difficult to adapt to her new life, she eventually found help and support via the Help for Heroes Fellowship network, Band of Sisters.<\/p>\n
She said: "If I’m having a bad day, I can log onto the Facebook group and someone is always there who will help pick you up and give you advice. It’s been amazing."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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