As an Army Veteran Melissa served in the 101st Airborne Air Assault Division, and earned several awards including her Air Assault Wings. Melissa is an Empath and volunteer for several nonprofit organizations. A Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD Survivor, Melissa believes she chose this difficult path on this Earth, to better serve all of humanity. Melissa holds a Bachelor’s in Accounting and Master’s Degree in Technology Management, from Bridgewater State University. Melissa was recently published in the TBI Hope & Inspiration Magazine.
I really wanted to help. My friend, a fellow veteran, asked me to volunteer for an event where people in wheel chairs are pushed five miles through a canyon trail out the beach. This is a big event, and my buddy, who I do other volunteer work with, leads this event and I really wanted to support him, however I was just so very nervous. Yes, I exclaimed, as I began to talk myself up on being able t
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