Valour-It Posts of the Day

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If you can't pick up a rifle, then do something..

Fuzzilicious Thinking has the Valour-IT post of the day - it's about Chuck Ziegenfuss' recovery from his wounds:

...Things that used to be easy, or even so simple I didn't consider them, are now often insurmountable (like buttoning a cuff or collar.) I was once completely unable to bathe myself, my hands were so sensitive I couldn't hold the poofy soap things. Hell, at one point, I couldn't even wipe myself. Luckily, I was unable to kill myself, too.

It wasn't luck, it was love that saved me though. Carren and my Mom spent months picking up the pieces, putting me back together, and pushing me to do the little things that make up a normal day.

Don't get me wrong, I wanted to do things, but everything was so hard I had no idea where to start... They stuck by me and kept me focused. Valour-IT was a start, of course...

I first met Chuck at Walter Reed Army Medical Center while he was recovering.  Be sure to read the whole post here.

Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss (Captain Chuck Ziegenfuss' father), provides voice-controlled software and laptop computers to wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand and arm injuries or amputations at major military medical centers. Operating laptops by speaking into a microphone, our wounded heroes are able to send and receive messages from friends and loved ones, surf the 'Net, and communicate with buddies still in the field without having to press a key or move a mouse.

Every cent raised for Project Valour-IT goes directly to the purchase and shipment of voice-activated laptops for wounded servicemembers. As of October 2006, Valour-IT has distributed nearly 600 laptops to severely wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines across the country.

Here's how the competition is going:

And don't forget about the Valour-IT auctions.  There is a listing at The Truth Laid Bear.

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Valour-It Posts of the Day

If you can't pick up a rifle, then do something..

Fuzzilicious Thinking has the Valour-IT post of the day - it's about Chuck Ziegenfuss' recovery from his wounds:

...Things that used to be easy, or even so simple I didn't consider them, are now often insurmountable (like buttoning a cuff or collar.) I was once completely unable to bathe myself, my hands were so sensitive I couldn't hold the poofy soap things. Hell, at one point, I couldn't even wipe myself. Luckily, I was unable to kill myself, too.

It wasn't luck, it was love that saved me though. Carren and my Mom spent months picking up the pieces, putting me back together, and pushing me to do the little things that make up a normal day.

Don't get me wrong, I wanted to do things, but everything was so hard I had no idea where to start... They stuck by me and kept me focused. Valour-IT was a start, of course...

I first met Chuck at Walter Reed Army Medical Center while he was recovering.  Be sure to read the whole post here.

Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss (Captain Chuck Ziegenfuss' father), provides voice-controlled software and laptop computers to wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand and arm injuries or amputations at major military medical centers. Operating laptops by speaking into a microphone, our wounded heroes are able to send and receive messages from friends and loved ones, surf the 'Net, and communicate with buddies still in the field without having to press a key or move a mouse.

Every cent raised for Project Valour-IT goes directly to the purchase and shipment of voice-activated laptops for wounded servicemembers. As of October 2006, Valour-IT has distributed nearly 600 laptops to severely wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines across the country.

Here's how the competition is going:

And don't forget about the Valour-IT auctions.  There is a listing at The Truth Laid Bear.

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