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Offline TomSea

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An Iraq veteran finds healing as he hikes from Mexico to Canada
« on: October 27, 2017, 06:00:34 pm »
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An Iraq veteran finds healing as he hikes from Mexico to Canada

CASTLE ROCK, Cowlitz County — For Army veteran Alex Seling, his ailing right knee has been the weak link on a slow trek from the Mexico border to Canada that began last spring. The pain never entirely goes away, sometimes slowing his gait to a limp, or compelling him to rest for a few days before resuming his hike north.

This is not some old war wound. It’s self-inflicted. Depression mixed with rage led him last winter to slam his leg into a vacuum cleaner in his Los Angeles apartment.

His swollen knee turned red and purple, and thrust Seling into a dark place. He felt his life lacked the purpose, passion and camaraderie experienced during a 2008 tour as a combat medic in Iraq, and he thought of suicide.

Read more at: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/an-iraq-veteran-finds-healing-through-hiking-on-way-from-mexico-to-canada/
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Re: An Iraq veteran finds healing as he hikes from Mexico to Canada
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2017, 06:38:36 pm »
May he find peace.
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Re: An Iraq veteran finds healing as he hikes from Mexico to Canada
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2017, 06:54:42 pm »
Interesting story.
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