Paralyzed Veterans of America Blog

 

The Invisible Costs Of War: Interview with Sherman Gillums

Posted by PVA Admin on Friday May 26, 2017

This Memorial Day weekend we celebrate military veterans and their caregivers by discussing how to get beyond the phrase “thank you for your service” and really treat veterans well.  Joining us is US Marine Corps veteran Sherman Gillums, Jr., Executive Director of Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA).  Gillums was about to deploy to Afghanistan when […]

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Honor the Fallen Who Served, Serve the Living Who Struggle

Posted by PVA Admin on Friday May 19, 2017

If you were to honor the memory of every soldier buried in Arlington National Cemetery with his or her own parade, you’d have to host more than 1,100 parades per day for the entire calendar year. And while each of those parades would no doubt be as appreciated and celebrated as the Memorial Day parades […]

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Why Veteran Treatment Matters Today

Posted by PVA on Friday May 12, 2017

The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by our nation. — George Washington

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NURSES WEEK 2017: HEAL THYSELVES!

Posted by PVA Admin on Monday May 8, 2017

I am told this year’s Nurses Week theme is “Healthy Nurse.” It is not a term I hear often. Why?  Because I am a nurse, and the adage “physician, heal thyself” doesn’t only apply to doctors.  Maybe that’s why the more I thought about the theme, the more I liked it.

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