tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575055354011824639.post7136116043716845382..comments2023-10-09T09:23:27.905-04:00Comments on The Veteran Experience - by Ben Shaw: Fellow AssesBen Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280885836684955658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575055354011824639.post-89457878928378892742009-03-30T18:28:00.000-04:002009-03-30T18:28:00.000-04:00The presence of a personal, legitimate friendship ...The presence of a personal, legitimate friendship automatically addresses most help/support issues, be they even physical or financial.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763209657254848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575055354011824639.post-1132884191228433172009-03-30T11:50:00.000-04:002009-03-30T11:50:00.000-04:00Thanks Ben!Thanks Ben!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575055354011824639.post-3323819557129567682009-03-29T11:52:00.000-04:002009-03-29T11:52:00.000-04:00Very well-put. Thank you. We are to, in a sense,...Very well-put. Thank you. We are to, in a sense, "go there with them."Ben Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08280885836684955658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575055354011824639.post-18467503800327898502009-03-29T11:47:00.000-04:002009-03-29T11:47:00.000-04:00That has been my experience also, not specifically...That has been my experience also, not specifically with veterans, but with anyone in grief or illness: the thing they need most is someone to come alongside them, be there for them, share their experience, and support them without acting like that's what you're doing, sort of like not letting your left hand know what your right hand is giving, a gift without fanfare.SilverPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340456181501341820noreply@blogger.com