Millions of kids are stepping up to help wounded warriors and their families deal with the impact of service.
A mother of four fought for her family after her husband, who'd served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, came home with a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. Marine veteran Chuck Rotenberry's trauma from war impacted his family. The couple's oldest, Kristopher, tried to help his dad and shield his sisters. As his responsibilities grew, so too, did the stress, and he says he attempted suicide when he was 12.
'There were times where he wouldn't be able to go to school because he was so stressed internally from everything happening, and I don't think he knew how to process it and understand it.'The worst came when he was 12. At the time, Kristopher said he felt his family would be better off without him, and attempted suicide. 'I remember looking back on those days, and it was just chaos all the time,' he said.
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