My father's death was service related to agent orange. I was born with server vision problems have had speech problems my whole life had early learning disabilities. I have been treated like a outcast most of my life it's like few really except me as I am. I recently was let go at my job I'm almost fifty I wonder how I will take care of myself. I want to be independent and excepted as I am but as my father I have been tossed to the end of the line even though we gave so much for this great nation.
My husbands dad was exposed in the war. He is 100% disabled and has been. My husband has so many health issues and lived in an oxygen tent the first weeks of his life. His daughter show no physical symptoms (yet) but they are anxious and have other mental health issues. Everyone has a different story depending on exposure but lack of research into what it really has done is apawling and ignorant. As a country we know there were side effects and yet no one is looking into it enough.
My dad served in Vietnam and was exposed to agent orange. Over the past 7 years I've watched him slowly degrade due to his Vascular dementia and Alzheimer's. A few years ago He had to have open heart surgery and was also diagnosed with COPD as well as scarring in the lungs. The VA refuses to cover any of this as it's not on their "presumptive list of conditions" for Agent orange exposure. Currently my father doesn't even know who I am, it breaks my heart. I was also born with a hole in my heart and had to have open heart surgery at the age of 2. I'm now in my 30's and have mitral regurgitation of the heart, and will likely need more surgeries.
My dad served in vietnam in 68 69. He passed away in 2015 from thyroud cancer. My brother has the same cancer. I have problems with irritated skin rashes and my oldest daughter was born with several heart defects,including an underdeveloped left ventricle
You are talking about all these chemicals. How about in modern days now we are exposed so much to perfume, laundrry soap that you smell many blocks away. We have a lot cancer, a lot other diseases. I have a guy coming to my bldg and start spraying stuff on ground, it always makes me think are these things killing us? When I entered my work bldg. I start coughing, eye tears and other people complain too, some employee even joke(sarcastic with real truth) what's wrong with this bldg? what's wrong with the water? is there something in the water. I don't drink water from tap for decades. We need to stop spraying crap, smell in the air. We are dying earlier.
I was born with tumor on bowels n Poland syndrome they give it to female vet children then I had daughter with heart problems my daddy died of adrenaline glad cancer the va missed died less than two weeks
I've gone down the genetic rabbit hole on this, The VA says that because my father didn't have his genetics tested prior to exposure that my gene defects can't be linked to his exposure.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it’s a duck...Vietnam vet here, 67-68. My daughter died in her twenties from respiratory issues. My Son has a variety of cancers and neurological nerve issues. ProPublica is the only organization giving this issues the light of day. While ProPublica is ultra liberal and dislikes President Trump, I must give credit to their effort. Thank you to all the Vets before me that suffered and fought Agent Orange issues and got me the disability support from VA that I enjoy now. I have neurological nerve damage, neuropathy, diabetes and coronary heart disease. I was wounded in Vietnam and didn’t even know it.
My father's death was service related to agent orange. I was born with server vision problems have had speech problems my whole life had early learning disabilities. I have been treated like a outcast most of my life it's like few really except me as I am. I recently was let go at my job I'm almost fifty I wonder how I will take care of myself. I want to be independent and excepted as I am but as my father I have been tossed to the end of the line even though we gave so much for this great nation.
My husbands dad was exposed in the war. He is 100% disabled and has been. My husband has so many health issues and lived in an oxygen tent the first weeks of his life. His daughter show no physical symptoms (yet) but they are anxious and have other mental health issues. Everyone has a different story depending on exposure but lack of research into what it really has done is apawling and ignorant. As a country we know there were side effects and yet no one is looking into it enough.
My dad served in Vietnam and was exposed to agent orange. Over the past 7 years I've watched him slowly degrade due to his Vascular dementia and Alzheimer's. A few years ago He had to have open heart surgery and was also diagnosed with COPD as well as scarring in the lungs. The VA refuses to cover any of this as it's not on their "presumptive list of conditions" for Agent orange exposure. Currently my father doesn't even know who I am, it breaks my heart. I was also born with a hole in my heart and had to have open heart surgery at the age of 2. I'm now in my 30's and have mitral regurgitation of the heart, and will likely need more surgeries.
I have ischemic heart disease, had open heart surgery July 98. Vietnam 68 69
You where in Vietnam? Thank you for your service
My dad served in vietnam in 68 69. He passed away in 2015 from thyroud cancer. My brother has the same cancer. I have problems with irritated skin rashes and my oldest daughter was born with several heart defects,including an underdeveloped left ventricle
Kenneth Jensen Jensen thank you for your service
You are talking about all these chemicals. How about in modern days now we are exposed so much to perfume, laundrry soap that you smell many blocks away. We have a lot cancer, a lot other diseases. I have a guy coming to my bldg and start spraying stuff on ground, it always makes me think are these things killing us? When I entered my work bldg. I start coughing, eye tears and other people complain too, some employee even joke(sarcastic with real truth) what's wrong with this bldg? what's wrong with the water? is there something in the water. I don't drink water from tap for decades. We need to stop spraying crap, smell in the air. We are dying earlier.
The Sins of Government and War 😈
I was born with tumor on bowels n Poland syndrome they give it to female vet children then I had daughter with heart problems my daddy died of adrenaline glad cancer the va missed died less than two weeks
damn…
DNA tests should show something in genes.
I've gone down the genetic rabbit hole on this, The VA says that because my father didn't have his genetics tested prior to exposure that my gene defects can't be linked to his exposure.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it’s a duck...Vietnam vet here, 67-68. My daughter died in her twenties from respiratory issues. My Son has a variety of cancers and neurological nerve issues. ProPublica is the only organization giving this issues the light of day. While ProPublica is ultra liberal and dislikes President Trump, I must give credit to their effort. Thank you to all the Vets before me that suffered and fought Agent Orange issues and got me the disability support from VA that I enjoy now. I have neurological nerve damage, neuropathy, diabetes and coronary heart disease. I was wounded in Vietnam and didn’t even know it.