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I think that the
PTSD and for me head trauma
did take a toll on my family life, my business, everything.
I think that for me cognitively,
which I presume relates largely to the head trauma,
I feel substantially reduced.
I've had to put a lot of systems in place
and people in place
to manage my scheduling, tell me where to be,
tell me what to do.
One of my few skills is strategic thinking.
I still have the ability to think strategically,
but my memory
is very different.
I'm functioning at a much smaller percentage
than I used to
with respect to memory.
Stress...
I know when I first came back,
stress was a huge issue for me;
how it affected me or shut me down or
how I failed to manage stress properly,
and through interaction with others
that definitely had impact.
So, I think with the deployment issues for me and with
perhaps PTSD,
I think our business was reduced by
probably 40% over the ensuing years.
We're building the business back up, but it's
had a pretty significant impact
in my interaction with folks.