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Wounded Sisters veteran gives, gets help
Wounded Warriors member to get needed Jeep upgrade
SISTERS, Ore. - A helping hand can go a long way, especially in the veteran community. And it can come back to help one's self, in unexpected ways.
Disabled veteran Brett Miller of Sisters is getting a huge gift, as a non-profit group has offered to fix up his old Jeep.
Brett Miller returned home from Iraq in 2005, after he was hit by a roadside bomb.
He spent two years in the hospital and three more years in treatment.
"I got a severe traumatic brain injury," Miller said. "And I'm now hemiplegic,, which is half-paralyzed."
Miller had to slowly learn how to do everything again. But some things would just never be the same.
"You come back to a world that is no longer your own," Miller said. "You don't have the social structure, you don't have the family support that you used to."
He found strength and purpose in the outdoors. The avid outdoorsman loves hunting and fishing, but his Jeep -- or as he calls it, "the heap" -- barely gets him around any more.
"A deer hit the side, and the engine literally leaks more oil than it burns gas," Miller explained while rolling down the window to open the door.
Due to the massive dent in the door, he has to leave the window down to open the door. Not ideal, especially when it rains or snows.
The most difficult time for Miller was when he realized he could no longer perform his job as a firefighter.
"I could no longer have someone's life in my hand," said Miller, who realized that he wanted to be a firefighter when his family home burned down when he was 14 years old.
The time after returning from Iraq was difficult, but his new family -- the veterans -- were there for him.
"I would literally be dead or in prison if it wasn't for the Wounded Warrior Project," Miller said.
He joined the organization after returning from the battlefield, and started reaching out to other veterans.
Now, he's being offered help himself.
The non-profit organization Freedom Wheelers heard about Miller and wanted to help him out.
Freedom Wheelers, led by Jonathan Lineberger, is himself a disabled veteran, is helping veterans by upgrading their rides.
The project is a way for Lineberger to heal himself by helping others.
"I was in a point in my life where being disabled I had nothing to focus on," Lineberger said in a Skype interview. "I had no new mission. So I was ready to check out. This is my way to make sure that my fellow vets are not being left behind."
The veteran community remains family that helps each other through tough times.
"It is like the symbol from the Wounded Warrior Project," Miller explained while pointing at the image. "You start out as the warrior on top. After a while, you become the warrior on the bottom, unknowingly -- helping out your peers and helping out others."
If you want to help the project off the ground you can check the Facebook page of Freedom Wheelers. Donations will go towards this and future builds.


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Monday evenings are circuit training evening here at Wahanda, and after an hour of hard training I can usually hardly move and following a light dinner and a quick catch-up on emails I tend to fall asleep like a baby.
So I was unsurprised to see that a series of studies support the importance of physical activity in promoting good sleep.
What is interesting, is that for the first time, scientists are drawing a direct link between just how much sleep and exercise are correlated and in this regard, the study on children is particularly interesting. In the study, 871 healthy children wore actigraphs to measure their movement. The results showed that sedentary activity was associated with an increase in sleep latency (the time it takes to fall asleep when you toss and turn and wonder just how long you will be tossing and turning). In fact, for every hour of sedentary activity it took, on average, 3.1 minutes longer for the child to fall asleep.
Now, 3 minutes might not sound like a lot but look a little closer and it really ads up. I spend about 10 hours a day in front of a computer and relatively sedentary. That means I could be getting an extra 30 minutes of sleep every day or more than three hours a week.
So forget the sleeping pills and start doing some exercise. And, if you are thinking of getting fit then not only will you feel stronger and healthier but you might find yourself getting a better night's sleep.
Good night.
I am a co-founder of Wahanda. I have worked in the lifestyle and internet businesses for years and am really excited about what we are building at Wahanda.
While I am not a professional therapist I am passionate about the wellness industry and how the internet can help connect consumers and professionals to raise awareness and find the ideal treatment.
Although I go to quite a few spas, I tend to have a very practical approach to wellness. I do yoga and lots of physical exercise and believe that a good regular massage is crucial to help me relieve stress.
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Thread: What Would You Name Triplets?
September 20th, 2013 05:29 PM #31Senior Member
Violet Gray
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No longer a teenager, still sad and name-obsessed
Jude, Theo, Luca, Oliver l Eliza, Rose, Kate, Dahlia
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September 20th, 2013 06:18 PM #37
3 girls:
Magnolia Mary Ann, Coraline Adelia Jay, Georgia Penelope Shae (Maggie, Cora, Poppy)
2 girls/1 boy:
Magnolia Mary Ann, Coraline Adelia Jay, Leland Benjamin Colt (Nola, Cora, Colt)
1 girl/2 boys:
Magnolia Mary Ann, Leland Benjamin Neil, Colt Michael Thomas (Maggie, Lee, Colt)
3 boys:
Leland Thomas Kick, Colt Benjamin David, Briggs Michael Neil (Lee, Colt, Briggs)
While most of these aren't my favorite combination, I would want my children to each have a name that honors a family member, or their heritage, sooo I had to separate some of my favorite combos to do that.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shae - Carolina - Margaret - Dorothy - Mary - Penelope - Magnolia - Holiday - Rado - Ann - Veda - Maren
Huck - Everett - Bellamy - Colt - Benno - Cahill - Boden - Cas - Silas - Neil - Leland - Shannon - Harvey
September 20th, 2013 08:07 PM #39
Hmm, since I already have one child, I would want their names to work with hers, so I would continue having two family names in the middle.
Louisa Judith Rae, Agatha Jean Hester, Iris Katherine Mary
Louisa Judith Rae, Iris Katherine Jean, Roscoe Jesse Paul
Louisa Katherine Judith, Roscoe Jesse Paul, Teague Holden Russell
Roscoe Jesse Paul, Teague Holden Clark, Wylie Russell JonesMom to the delightful Be@trix He1en Luci11e (2011)
Loving Margaret (nn Maisie), Louisa (nn Lulu), and Frederick (nn Fritz) for future children.