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Fighting For A Diagnosis
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— Michelle Dyarman, a former major in the Army Reserves, was involved in two roadside bomb attacks and a Humvee accident in Iraq in 2005. She now suffers lasting cognitive effects from the blows to her head.
Michelle Dyarman, a former major in the Army Reserves, was involved in two roadside bomb attacks and a Humvee accident in Iraq in 2005. She now suffers lasting cognitive effects from the blows to her head.
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— Dyarman, seen here on her father's farm near Hanover, Pa., has trouble reading and remembering details, and she suffers from pounding headaches.
Dyarman, seen here on her father's farm near Hanover, Pa., has trouble reading and remembering details, and she suffers from pounding headaches.
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— Since the blast, Dyarman has fought with the U.S. Army to get a diagnosis and treatment for her injury. An Army neurologist said she was suffering from PTSD and headaches.
Since the blast, Dyarman has fought with the U.S. Army to get a diagnosis and treatment for her injury. An Army neurologist said she was suffering from PTSD and headaches.
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— Records show that an Army neurologist dismissed the notion that Dyarman's "minor head concussions" were the source of her troubles. "It was disappointing," she says. "It felt like nobody cared."
Records show that an Army neurologist dismissed the notion that Dyarman's "minor head concussions" were the source of her troubles. "It was disappointing," she says. "It felt like nobody cared."
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