Testimonials

I had the pleasure of interacting with Donna through her book, Courageously Broken. After reading, I learned about her organization and mission to help individuals heal through PTSD and stop veteran suicide.

This organization is near and dear to my heart as a retired Air Force veteran who struggled with my transition after twenty years of service.

While serving, we lost Airmen who let the war within take them, which devastated us all. I saw the gentlest and, what I thought, the happiest of souls extinguish their light, and the only thing I could ask was, 'Why?' or 'What happened?' 

When I retired, I no longer asked those questions because the loneliness that consumed me became apparent. I understood why their smiles were on the surface. I felt the ache to no longer feel the loneliness and was desperate to go to sleep and not wake up anymore. I felt the longing to no longer be a burden on my family, whether my loved ones thought I was or not.

I'm one of the lucky ones who, through my faith and reaching out for help, am still here, but that isn't the case for all of our veterans. There are twenty-two a day of our nation's heroes who check out of this world because they, for whatever reason, can't find the faith or help that I did.

Organizations like the one Donna has created are here to reach them before they pay the ultimate sacrifice, not on a battlefield in a foreign war but on the battlefield of life.

I have to say that there will never be enough organizations to support PTSD and veteran suicide awareness, and I am proud of the work that Donna does to get the word out and speak on national stages.

Thank you for what you do, and I pray that many more contribute to finding a way to get our heroes' help.

~ Christina J. Lopez
MSGT, U.S. Air Force, RET