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Organization Email: exitwounds@painfoundation.org
Website: http://www.exitwoundsforveterans.org/
Description: Hundreds of thousands of troops are returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, many of them in acute pain and facing the possibility of a lifetime of chronic pain. Written by a wounded Iraq war veteran in
...[more]Hundreds of thousands of troops are returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, many of them in acute pain and facing the possibility of a lifetime of chronic pain. Written by a wounded Iraq war veteran in collaboration with pain management experts at the American Pain Foundation, "Exit Wounds" and its companion website offer veterans and their families need-to-know information. About the Author: Derek McGinnis is a veteran of the war in Iraq where he served in the Navy as a Corpsman until he was wounded in November of 2004 in Fallujah. He was employed as a Program Support Assistant at the VA in Palo Alto California prior to becoming the Amputee Advocate for the American Pain Foundation.
Services Offered: Education/Training; Family Issues; Physical Health/Rehabilitation; Respite Care/Caregiver Support; Spiritual Health; Other;
Organization Type: Not-for-Profit
Area(s) of Focus: Disabled Physical; Disabled Psychological; Non Wounded; Military; Families of Military; Civilian; Other;
Service: Army; Navy; Marines; Air Force; Coast Guard; Reserves; National Guard; Active Duty; Special Ops; Other;
Conflict: OEF; OIF; Gulf-War; Vietnam; Korea; WWII; WWI; Other;
Gender Eligibilty: MALE; FEMALE;