That's what Chuck Z says, and he would know. As Noah Shachtman of Wired puts it,
From the reports of family and friends of a triple amputee:
Suddenly, he [Chuck] was able to connect to the outside world. He was
able to take up his blog again, too. And from that, he was able to
muster the self-esteem and internal strength to begin his recovery.
The laptop was the first step to the road to recovery. It proved that heFrom the CO of a wounded soldier:
was going to be able to do all the things that he did before.
He expressed to me today in an email how much that [laptop] helped him. SoFrom a laptop recipient:
thank you. Very much. For taking care of my Soldiers when I no longer
could.
I can't begin to tell how much [the laptop] has changed my stay at WRAMC;From Chuck Z himself:
I am able to correspond with my Soldiers, and my family. My Soldiers
are still down range in Iraq. They are coming home soon, and I look
forward to being back at my post to receive them. Again, thank you so
much.
It was the first time I felt whole since I’d woken up wounded in Landstuhl.As
Veterans Day approaches, you can "support the troops" in a powerful and
life-changing way. As Chuck says, "I can't wait to give that feeling to
another wounded soldier." Please help him do that.
Powered by ScribeFire.
No comments:
Post a Comment