White Rose's Adventures

I Have PTSD (MTV’s True Life)

UPDATE: The show will air Saturday, December 6th at 1700 CT (5pm)

Over the last few months, MTV’s show “True Life” has followed my oldest son, Kenny, around from time to time. They are doing a show on soldiers coming back from Iraq with PTSD. When MTV left a message on my blog months ago asking for help in contacting soldiers with PTSD, I was a bit nervous. Kenny was living with me at the time and making progress in healing from his PTSD. After his being suicidal back in February and my knowing what I know about PTSD, I wasn’t sure I wanted him contacting the show. But, he is a grown man and I have to let his make his own decisions about things like this. After MANY hours talking about this, Kenny decided to call them. He was making progress and actually having a good experience with the Biloxi VA. As we talked he expressed his desire to show other soldiers that you can learn to deal with it, that you can get better. He wanted to give them some hope and maybe help point them in the right direction. How could I argue with that reasoning? I, myself, have put myself out there to show others that you can overcome and heal from the bad things that happen to you in your life. It’s about deciding that you are a survivor instead of a victim.

So, after having a camera in my house for several days and them following Kenny back to Arkansas and months of filming, the segment is going to air next Saturday, December 6th. The show will spotlight two soldiers that are still struggling with their PTSD and Kenny as the success story. I don’t know the exact time the show will air, but Craig, the producer and person that followed my son, says he will call me and let me know the exact time later this week. When I get that call, I will let ya’ll know. I do hope that ya’ll will watch the episode and that his story is told as he wishes it to be.

side note: Thank you Craig for the get well package! It was very kind and thoughtful of you!