Friday, September 30, 2011
I am starting a blog about the issues facing first responders of 9-11
Many of us responded. Some of us are sick. Sadly, some of us have passed. Today I am starting a blog, to bring us all together. A place to discuss things, offer ideas on how to cope, ideas of reaching out to new responders who are ill and not getting the treatment they need.
I am a former NYS EMT and first got trained in 1989. On 9-11, I went to GZ in hopes of saving people, only to find myself the casualty so many years later. It has taken me almost 5 years to find a witness that saw me down on the pile. Since I didn't represent an agency, I have "volunteer" status which means that obtaining workers comp required "proof" of being down at GZ in order to get benefits.
I suffer from PTSD, Depression, GERD, Asthma and a general sense that things are not going to substantially improve over time. This summer alone I've gone through 3 rounds of antibiotics. If you were a part of the Ground Zero rescue effort, please reach out, comment anytime and share your story or topics that you'd like to discuss.
This blog is for responders, families, government officials, politicians, and anybody interested in hearing first hand accounts of the responders and their daily lives. Thanks for stopping by.
I am a former NYS EMT and first got trained in 1989. On 9-11, I went to GZ in hopes of saving people, only to find myself the casualty so many years later. It has taken me almost 5 years to find a witness that saw me down on the pile. Since I didn't represent an agency, I have "volunteer" status which means that obtaining workers comp required "proof" of being down at GZ in order to get benefits.
I suffer from PTSD, Depression, GERD, Asthma and a general sense that things are not going to substantially improve over time. This summer alone I've gone through 3 rounds of antibiotics. If you were a part of the Ground Zero rescue effort, please reach out, comment anytime and share your story or topics that you'd like to discuss.
This blog is for responders, families, government officials, politicians, and anybody interested in hearing first hand accounts of the responders and their daily lives. Thanks for stopping by.
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