Study Seeks Children Of Vietnam Veterans For Genetic Study (6/19/2007)

6/21/2007 10:02:31 PM MST

I was surfing for information. My mother suffers from PTSD. She is 65, diagnosed last year. I suffered under her growing up. My son is 12 and was diagnosed with ADHD in gr 2. My mother witnessed her parents murder/suicide and then was abused in foster homes and then by an alcoholic husband before having me. I am looking for connections to help my son and myself.

Gale

7/4/2007 10:32:13 PM MST

Gale,

Please get in contact with me via email and I will call/email you directly....

I feel you would provide a significant input to this study.

Ken O'Brien
QUT
Brisbane, Queensland Australia

7/15/2007 10:53:07 AM MST

My youngest son is the child of a Vietnam vet. My son was just diagnosed with severe anxiety disorder. He is currently serving in the AF and is concerned about how this diagnosis will affect his future in the military.

I will email you with more information.

7/20/2007 7:14:18 AM MST

I have four children from a vietnam vet who are suffering from different types of anxiety disoders which in there own way distroying their lives. We are willing to participate in any research as I know have 11 grand children who also may be affected . We just want a "normal " happy life.

8/14/2007 12:45:06 AM MST

Has anyone looked at other type links, such as agent orange exposure in a Vietnam Vet. and autism in the vets. grandchild(ren)? Has anyone noticed that the autism rates are climbing around the time Vietnam Vets are becoming grandparents? Could it be more than posttramatic genetic related?

8/23/2007 7:55:02 PM MST

Here is my site.....

Please visit and contribute...

http://intergenerationalptsd.wetpaint.com/

8/23/2007 8:01:37 PM MST

Yes Stephanie, there certainly is, and I fully intend to chase this matter up after having an extensive document dumped on my lap that clearly identifies the distilling of water as contributing to the carcenogenic, and genetic impact of several agents used in Vietnam.

Pg 6 of the Executive summary of this report states that boiling water contaminated with Agent orange multiplies its carcenogenic effects 400%. The small ships that were mored in the river mouths and tributories took up water from those esturies to use for cooking, bathing and cleaning. Think of all the food that we cook that absorbs water, like rice.
Many Army personell also received water in drums and jerry cans that had been "purified" on board these ships.

Interesting, huh? Yet there continues a "plausible deniability" surrounding the heritability of these symptoms.

Yes Stephany. I am aware of the link between this and ADHD, Aspergers and several other conduct disorders in the grand children. If nothing is done soon, what will manifest in the third generation of offspring, and what impact will it have on our society.

Stay tuned. I will be soon publishing some confronting documents....

9/3/2007 8:17:38 PM MST

I am one of four children and also one sibling step child. My step sister has had two major run ins with cancer. The other four of us have had major depressive and anxiety disorders, one has been diagnosed as bi-polar and schizophrenic. I have two children my son now 20 has been receiving treatment for anxiety disorder since age 4. His sister now nearing 17 has had a question mark re Aspergers syndrome and has unusual quirky mannerisms though very intelligent
. Hope I may not be too late to have some input .
My no is 0402 818885.

10/17/2007 4:36:10 AM MST

I have 3 children to the son ( now ex-husband) of a vietnam vetran. He was included in a study some years ago, which coincided with us finding out he had spina bifida in 2 verta brae. Our oldest child has had ongoing councilling in regard to anger management and have just had our second son diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, I wondered if there was a link and googled!!. if you would like to contact us please feel free.
Thanks
and interesting reading
Kelli

10/26/2007 5:38:44 PM MST

I am a child of a vietnam vet my father served two tours. I have behavior issues all my life. they are more manageable with age. My son has my exact behavior problems and has ADHD. Im very interested in your studie and would like to know more on that and agent orange.

3/25/2008 8:27:09 AM MST

I have a grandson who suffers from autism. His grandfather,my husband,is on veteran's disability of 90%.. cause to be from agent orange. We too are curious about this study.

4/29/2008 6:00:15 PM MST

I know a child born of a vietnam vet and he is a total jerk. I show up at the farmers market and if he is there he makes a big deal out of telling all the authority figures there that I am stalking him. He seems to have problems controlling his emotions and anxiety around what goes on in his pants. Please send help for me so I don't kill this jerk/

7/18/2008 6:59:20 PM MST

I am a widow of a Vietnam Vet. My husband died two and a half years ago from a brain aneurism that was caused from hypertention. He was diagnosed with PTSD and received disability. We have six grandchildren and three of them have some form of autism. They are each born to different siblings and I find that your study could possibly find a connection.

8/7/2008 10:41:40 PM MST

I failed to include in my previous email sent in March 2007 that our father was a Viet vet who did a tour of duty in 1968.