Group Needed to Adopt Medic and His Patients in Iraq

Posted By Blackfive • [April 18, 2005]

Soldiers' Angels needs help supporting a medic in Iraq.  This might be a great opportunity for a school or church group to help this medic take care of our soldiers and Iraqis who need his help.  His story is an interesting one.

We'll call him Sergeant Scott. Soldiers' Angel, MaryAnn, met him at Kleber Barraks in Germany while he was undergoing Physical Therapy.  He needed physical therapy because, a couple of months ago, his Humvee had crashed while avoiding a suspected IED in Iraq. Although he had neck pain afterward, he didn't think much of it.

SGT Scott's comment on why he waited for treatment, "I'd been treating guys who’d had their legs blown off and stuff, so it didn't seem important."

After months of discomfort, he finally had it looked at. Turns out he has 3 compressed disks. He just finished his first round of Physical Therapy and has just returned to Iraq.  He's putting off surgery until his tour in Iraq is over.  Below is from an email he sent recently (you can click on the thumbnail to see a larger version of the picture):

I'm attaching a pic of an Iraqi child that I had been caring for for a couple of weeks. She sustained severe burns to her hands and chin. She used to cry every time she saw us because she knew that the treatment and debreeding her wound was painful. She is doing much better and being able to see her smile and laugh like a regular kid is worth being over there.

Nothing can be taken for granted and not a moment wasted.

In another email after returning to Iraq, SGT Scott has some ideas of how to help his patients - both American military and Iraqi civilians.  Here are some activities that his unit provides for it's patients:

We want to set up an activities room where all the models, leather projects and wood carving projects are.  I'd like to get something started if you get over loaded there and need another place to send stuff.  They have a chaplain's tent here where we put extra toiletries, craft ideas, extra clothing, etc.

We even give out candies, school supplies, stuffed animals, toys and etc at school drops for the Iraqi locals and to patients we treat.

I'm attaching a few pics so you can have an idea of what we do here.

So, if you have an idea or are a member of a church, school, or some other group that would like to help Sergeant Scott, please send me an email.  Sergeant Scott also wants to point out that it's a team effort and that everyone in his unit is making a difference.  His partner Specialist Vicky is a big part of the effort (and responsible for the great photos). 

Thanks!

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Group Needed to Adopt Medic and His Patients in Iraq

Soldiers' Angels needs help supporting a medic in Iraq.  This might be a great opportunity for a school or church group to help this medic take care of our soldiers and Iraqis who need his help.  His story is an interesting one.

We'll call him Sergeant Scott. Soldiers' Angel, MaryAnn, met him at Kleber Barraks in Germany while he was undergoing Physical Therapy.  He needed physical therapy because, a couple of months ago, his Humvee had crashed while avoiding a suspected IED in Iraq. Although he had neck pain afterward, he didn't think much of it.

SGT Scott's comment on why he waited for treatment, "I'd been treating guys who’d had their legs blown off and stuff, so it didn't seem important."

After months of discomfort, he finally had it looked at. Turns out he has 3 compressed disks. He just finished his first round of Physical Therapy and has just returned to Iraq.  He's putting off surgery until his tour in Iraq is over.  Below is from an email he sent recently (you can click on the thumbnail to see a larger version of the picture):

I'm attaching a pic of an Iraqi child that I had been caring for for a couple of weeks. She sustained severe burns to her hands and chin. She used to cry every time she saw us because she knew that the treatment and debreeding her wound was painful. She is doing much better and being able to see her smile and laugh like a regular kid is worth being over there.

Nothing can be taken for granted and not a moment wasted.

In another email after returning to Iraq, SGT Scott has some ideas of how to help his patients - both American military and Iraqi civilians.  Here are some activities that his unit provides for it's patients:

We want to set up an activities room where all the models, leather projects and wood carving projects are.  I'd like to get something started if you get over loaded there and need another place to send stuff.  They have a chaplain's tent here where we put extra toiletries, craft ideas, extra clothing, etc.

We even give out candies, school supplies, stuffed animals, toys and etc at school drops for the Iraqi locals and to patients we treat.

I'm attaching a few pics so you can have an idea of what we do here.

So, if you have an idea or are a member of a church, school, or some other group that would like to help Sergeant Scott, please send me an email.  Sergeant Scott also wants to point out that it's a team effort and that everyone in his unit is making a difference.  His partner Specialist Vicky is a big part of the effort (and responsible for the great photos). 

Thanks!

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