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Welcome Home

Saturday, November 10, 2012 from noon to 2:00 pm, The Amarillo VA Health Care System will host its annual Welcome Home event. There will be food, games, prizes, and music by Insufficient Funds. Also, there will be FREE flu shots for Veterans ($30 for spouses). Join us on the front lawn of the Thomas E. Creek VA Medical Center to say "Welcome Home" to every generation of our uniformed men and women!

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Women Vets Receive Care

Women Veterans face a lot of challenges. First, there is musculoskeletal pain from heavy gear. Then, there may be PTSD from more involvement in combat situations and the high incidence of military sexual trauma. Also, more women Vets than ever before are of childbearing age; which leads to the stress of building and balancing family, work, and school while dealing with post deployment / post service issues. And, finally, simply identifying as a Veteran by self and others can be a challenge for women Veterans. Full Story

One Tough Mudder

Joe Chris Rodriguez is many things; persistent being chief among them. In the ten years since being shot in the back outside of a bar in Oklahoma City the night before he was supposed to ship out to Afghanistan, Joe Chris has worked hard to achieve any goal set despite being paralyzed from the chest down. Full Story

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Yoga Improves Balance After Stroke

A Department of Veterans Affairs study published recently in the journal Stroke reveals that starting yoga — even long after you’ve suffered a stroke — may noticeably improve your balance (as well as your confidence). Full Story