William Meadows wrote this article at YouBeauty.com. You can read the beginning of the post here, then click on the link at the end to read the complete post.
I am a retired firefighter and fire service instructor. Now that I
am retired, I find myself at a new beginning in life.
I find myself lost at times wondering who I am and what I want to
do now.
My career was my life, after a divorce in 1988, I never remarried.
I found it easier to avoid personal relationships rather than
to subject someone else into my lifestyle, after all I did more than
a job, I helped others and saved lives and was also ready to make
the ultimate sacrifice in doing so.
Tramatic Stress Disorder and Critical Incident Distress Syndrome
may seem odd to someone that knows nothing about these disorders.
The family and spouses of the military, police force and fire
department know all too well the worry and frustations they
endure for they know anything can happen in the line of duty.
They also know how close a unit can be. They know that there
is a bond of brotherhood, for they work and live together and
are as close as family.
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