Veterans Affairs committee  Honestly, in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, when my husband was really sick, I had to get MHA services involved. Every time he went to a hospital, I had to get an MHA person involved. When the doctor tried to take him off some kind of medication and put him on medical marijuana, I had t

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely not—never. In two minutes...? No. The last time I dealt with the OSI clinic was in 2011. My husband was called and was asked to go to the OSI clinic. There is none in Newfoundland, so he had to go to New Brunswick. He didn't want to go, because he said that he didn't w

Veterans Affairs committee  We're good. It's been a long road, but it's okay.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely.

Veterans Affairs committee  It was huge, actually. My husband was very, very.... His percentage for PTSD was very high, and he was suicidal for six years in our basement. Every time I reached out for anything, I never got any support. It was a fight. I had to fight for everything, and there was never a case

Veterans Affairs committee  I've called VAC's number, the 1-866 number, thousands of times starting in 2003, right to my last phone call, which was in 2018. I'm going to tell you, it's such a flawed system from beginning to end. You get on there. You have to give your husband's number, which is not a big

Veterans Affairs committee  Hi, my name is Tina Fitzpatrick. My husband is Rod, and he's an 18-year combat veteran with two tours overseas. We've been together for 30 years, and we'll be married for 25 years in July. Rod was always a very hands-on daddy to our girls. We have two wonderful daughters, 23 an