Source: 9NEWS
Like many veterans of war, Juliet Madsen brought home with her images of the battlefield. Dealing with those images and memories can be haunting for veterans.
Madsen was deployed during Operation Desert Storm and in 2004 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
As a paramedic, she dealt with the realities of war while treating soldiers and civilians injured in the fighting. As a soldier, she was highly trained to do the job that was needed.
The challenge was in handling it as a person.
"You cannot prepare for seeing a grown man cry. You cannot prepare for seeing children die," Madsen said.
She experienced the psychological wounds of war and the physical ones as well. When the ambulance she was hit by an IED, Madsen suffered a traumatic brain injury. Quilting has helped her heal.
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