As many of you know,
I have offered a permanent 50% off discount to our nation's service men
and women both active and non active. It has been my honor to help many
of these individuals with their goals to reach a more pain free,
comfortable lifestyle. Many have experienced relief from issues they
were under the impression would plague them their entire lives. All were
grateful to be treated with the respect they so greatly deserve.
The reason I write today is to
educate those who might be confused as to why I offer my services to
these brave men and women at such a steep discount as well as to explain
some changes I have decided to make. I have decided to broaden the
discount from only serving our military to those others who selflessly
put themselves between danger and the people they have dedicated their
lives to protect.
Recently, I have had the
opportunity to learn more about what it takes to be one of these
people. Through reading Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's books On Killing and On
Combat, my understanding of the physiological and psychological effects
of combat and killing, has reached new depths. Where before, I had
extreme respect for our fighting men and women, now I respect their path
even more. Civilian men and women can not know what it is like to have
to overcome their brain's own wiring to do what needs to be done when
the moment of truth arrives.
The truth is, these people are born
with an amazing gift. Grossman states that in the normal, human brain,
there is no desire to kill one of our own kind. It doesn't come
naturally to us. In fact, our brains are wired NOT to kill our own kind
and that is a very healthy, normal state to be in. There are those
wolves that would feed mercilessly on those who would not do harm. We
see in it our media everyday. However, there is another class of person
that is born with the gift of aggression as well as a deep caring about
their fellow man. Those would be the sheepdogs of our community,
selflessly protecting the sheep from the wolves that would harm us.
We hear, as Americans, a never
ending tale about crooked cops, PTSD riddled returning Veterans, and
negativity permeates every aspect of the media, coloring our views of
our own Warrior Class. Where it is an unavoidable truth that there are
bad apples in every profession, to blanket negativity on them all does
them a great disservice. We would do well to remember that positive
information rarely makes it as a lead story and everyday, there are
thousands of police officers, Marines, Soldiers and others who are the
first to jump into danger when others would turn away from fear.
The fact that you practically have
to seek out these great stories should show how separate we have become
as a community and honestly, should bring an amount of shame that we can
send our own off to fight and possibly die, without thinking of them,
caring for them, or celebrating their safe return. It should also make
us think about how we feel disdain for the officer who caught us driving
dangerously but that in a moment of danger, we depend on that same
person to protect our families and to save us.
These people are not with out fear.
Their bodies go through the same physiological effects that anybody's
does. It is with a lot of training and conditioning that they are able
to go into situations that would leave others a babbling mess, curled up
in the fetal position, with their brains unable to function from the
immense amount of stress and fear. The fact that they have undertaken
this effort should be applauded. These facts should make it to where we
smile at them, show them our support and respect as a people dependent
on their bravery. Perhaps if we took the time and energy to learn more
about what our Warrior Class experiences, faces and endures along the
physical issues that accompany this choice of lifestyle, we would honor
them as they deserve.
So, it is with these thoughts that
it is placed upon my heart that I do all I can to help these men and
women to the best of my ability. I may not be able to shake every hand
and express my gratitude to all, but what I can do, I do with eagerness.
The modes of therapy that I have specialized in, the education that I
have sought and continue to seek, is to help heal and to return the body
to a normal state of health or as close as we can get.
I offer my services at half price
to them as a way to achieve health goals that is affordable as well as
respectful of their life choice and how it relates to me. They protect
and I am the protected. I hope by my example that others will take it
upon themselves to learn more about what our Warrior Class means to us
as a society and I hope it will lead others to seek out new ways to be
of service to those who serve us, knowing that any day they may pay the
ultimate sacrifice. There really is nothing that we can do worthy of the
price they pay everyday.
The discount will no longer be
referred to as the Military Discount. From now on, it will be referred
to as The Warrior Discount.
Those who qualify are as follows:
Military Persons both Active and Non Active (only, does not extend to family members)
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