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In this video 0:00 Trauma on the Job and the Trap of Isolation1:19 Son's Diagnosis and the Spiral into Alcohol2:10 Redemption Through Faith and Brotherhood
Trauma on the Job and the Trap of Isolation 0:18 I remember 1, particular situation. I got a call of a baby drowning in a pool. I remember we got there and we pulled the kid out of the pool. We we started doing CPR because that's what we're trained to do,0:30 and I remember that he threw up in my mouth, and I remember opening his eyes and I could see that his pupils were fixed and dilated, but I thought, oh, you know what? He threw up, that's a good thing. He started0:40 breathing and the fireman did a great job and they took him off, and, he didn't make it and he died. And I never I never told anybody about that.0:54 You know, 1 of the biggest mistakes that I made in my personal and my professional life was being isolated. You don't wanna be perceived as weak. You don't wanna be perceived as you1:06 can't handle the situation because that's what you were taught. From being in the marines before I was in police work and being in police work, I said, hey. You handle the situation and you move on. In1:18 2000, my son Philip was born. And at 5 months of age, Philip started having seizures. I said, doctor, I gotta know. Is it really bad? And he said, yes,Son's Diagnosis and the Spiral into Alcohol 1:30 it is. Your son's not gonna walk. He's not gonna talk. He's gonna have seizures, and he probably won't live till about 2 if you're lucky, so you might as well just take him home and enjoy him.1:42 During that time, I said, you know what? I'm just gonna have a couple of drinks, and, yeah, that'll help relax me. And that became a pattern, and then it became a problem. And I saw how that problem1:54 actually infected my marriage. And over the years, my wife would say, this is no good. And I said, don't worry. I got it. I can handle it. It's2:06 no good to hold those things in. Being connected to guys who have faith and who really care about you saved my life. It really turned thingsRedemption Through Faith and Brotherhood 2:18 around. Those strongholds that I had that were anger and the alcohol, a lot of that is gone, and I don't have to turn to those things. But I turn to these guys when I'm having a2:30 struggle. And from that, my faith has grown so much. Being in police work at times, you tend to get hardened and abrasive because of the2:42 things that you see. And I know from going through that with my son, it changes you. My son, Philip, is my hero. Nothing is2:53 too tough in my day when I look at what he goes through. And even though he doesn't talk, he doesn't walk, he has seizures, he's fed through a g tube. 1 of the greatest gifts that he3:05 has, that God has given him, is his smile and his laugh. Having faith gives you that peace that really does surpass all understanding. Whether you're a3:17 police officer, a firefighter, a first responder, I can tell you this, that you're in that position because God put you there. When I was a sergeant, I was able to use those experiences that I had with my3:29 son to help other people. And you have that opportunity every day to make a difference, but God doesn't want you to do it by yourself. Being connected is 1 of the best things ever. Don't feel like3:41 you can't reach out.56K followers
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