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Donald's StoryDonald, 45 years old, struggled to adjust to life after leaving the Army in 1984. Donald served for nine years with the Second Battalion Scots Guards seeing active service in the Falklands Campaign in 1982.
When I came to Whitefoord House I had problems with aggression and post traumatic stress from my time in the Falklands. I got alot of support from the staff and my fellow residents, many of them had been through similar experiences in their lives. There is a great community atmosphere, we look out for each other. We live very independent lives, but the staff are on hand when you need advice and support. Many of the older residents have come here because they are lonely, or just can't cope with life. I have my own en-suite room which is fully furnished, I have also personalised my room. All my meals and laundry are done for me. I have come a long way in the past few years and I couldn't have done this without the support of SVR." |
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"I came to Whitefoord House in 1995, I had nowhere else to go. I had great difficulty adjusting to civilian life when I came out of the Army. I was married when in the Army but my wife couldn't handle Army life.
