Date: December 12, 2007
Author: Dana Ellis
Location:
Indications: Anxiety
Tonya, I spoke with you on the phone last Friday about the use of these devices for soldiers in theater. I ended up ordering an Alpha-Stim SCS from Austin Biofeedback Center in Austin, TX on Friday, September 14th for my son, Gerald “Jason” Ellis who is currently serving in a rapid deployment unit with the Army 3rd ID in Iraq. Thank you for asking how he is doing. As far as I know, Jason is doing fine. He did receive the Alpha-Stim and has been using it as often as he can. At the time I sent the Alpha-Stim to him I was getting very worried about his mental health due to the tremendous amount of stress he was struggling to cope with on a never ending basis. Within one week of using the Alpha-Stim I could tell a difference in his tone of voice and attitude. His sense of humor began to return and he was once again beginning to dream about his future rather than dwell on the harsh reality of a fatigued soldier in combat. Since then, he has had the experience of having to live without it for approximately 2 weeks under stressful conditions and I could hear his anxiety levels increasing significantly during that time. I’m hoping by now he has been able to hook up and dump some of the anxiety that seems to be on overflow, but I haven’t heard from him yet.
The best assistance you could provide would be to convince the military to embrace this type of therapy for every soldier living in a war zone. Beginning with the combat units living in the neighborhoods of Baghdad as these soldiers are being challenged in ways the military has never challenged our brave soldiers before. I see the Alpha-Stim as a very small price to pay to help protect the mental health of our young men and women who are fighting so hard and living and working without the comforts of electricity most of the time, or water and sewage; just to mention a few things Americans take for granted. I wish you luck and success in this effort.
Dana Ellis
Sr. Systems Analyst
Department of Veteran's Affairs
Corporate Franchise Data Center (CFD)
512-326-6968
