EMC
Well-Known Member
I'm not sure if I am allowed to post this on here, so I am very sorry if it's against the rules!
Veterans becoming homeless is a subject very close to my heart. When I left the RN, after serving in the Gulf onboard ship and in Iraq, I was given no help to find a home, a job or any ongoing care for what had become a serious mental health issue. I later became homeless after a bike accident ended in me losing my job. Luckily for me my mother was able to help and I stayed in her married quarter (my stepfather is RN) for nearly a year whilst I got back on my feet. The council could not provide me accomodation and I could not afford to rent even a room on what I initially earned.
I now have a decent job (even if I hate it!), a wonderful partner and a brilliant horse. I am lucky. I know that without my horse I would not get up in the morning, he needs me and that is what keeps me going. When you reach the depths sometimes it is easier to talk to an animal than a human.
It is estimated that 40% of the 5000+ homeless in London alone are Ex-forces. We served our country yet when we leave those gates we are often forgotten.
ExMODLtd aim to help homeless veterans. Horses form part of this, please click on the link to see a short video on BFBS News which explains what they do better than I can -
http://www.bfbs.com/news/england/horses-helping-heal-veterans-40996.html
Also, here is a link to their website-
http://www.exmodltd.org/index.html
I have contacted them this evening offering my help and in doing so I would like to bring their cause to a wider audience. I know many of you have servicemen in the family and we are all horse lovers here, please spread the word of the good works these people are doing.
Veterans becoming homeless is a subject very close to my heart. When I left the RN, after serving in the Gulf onboard ship and in Iraq, I was given no help to find a home, a job or any ongoing care for what had become a serious mental health issue. I later became homeless after a bike accident ended in me losing my job. Luckily for me my mother was able to help and I stayed in her married quarter (my stepfather is RN) for nearly a year whilst I got back on my feet. The council could not provide me accomodation and I could not afford to rent even a room on what I initially earned.
I now have a decent job (even if I hate it!), a wonderful partner and a brilliant horse. I am lucky. I know that without my horse I would not get up in the morning, he needs me and that is what keeps me going. When you reach the depths sometimes it is easier to talk to an animal than a human.
It is estimated that 40% of the 5000+ homeless in London alone are Ex-forces. We served our country yet when we leave those gates we are often forgotten.
ExMODLtd aim to help homeless veterans. Horses form part of this, please click on the link to see a short video on BFBS News which explains what they do better than I can -
http://www.bfbs.com/news/england/horses-helping-heal-veterans-40996.html
Also, here is a link to their website-
http://www.exmodltd.org/index.html
I have contacted them this evening offering my help and in doing so I would like to bring their cause to a wider audience. I know many of you have servicemen in the family and we are all horse lovers here, please spread the word of the good works these people are doing.