John o’Groats to Lands End – The Longest Try – Veterans International Aid (VIA) for PTSD
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
Every now and again, people that I call fantastic give up a load of their time, to do something amazing for other people. Billy MacLeod and his friends gave up their time to walk from John o’Groats to Lands End carrying a rugby ball – The Longest Try – To raise money for the charity Billy created – Veterans International Aid (VIA) for firstly getting the British governament to acknoledge Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) actually exists in British Soldiers, to raise awareness in others and to get it treated.
11% of the UK prison population is ex British Soldiers with PTSD, 40% of ex British Soldiers have it (60% in Special Forces). It is NOT SOMETHING TO IGNORE. IT COSTS RELATIONSHIPS, MARRIAGES AND EVEN KILLS! Find out more about PTSD at http://www.v-i-a.org.uk/ or http://www.robert-stirling.com/
