Afghan veteran gets help from Healing The Wounds

Ammanford’s Ioan Anthony is one of the first veterans to feel the benefit of the fundraising work of the Healing The Wounds charity. The 26-year-old has just returned home after a PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) course sponsored by Healing The Wounds. And he is overjoyed at the way it has changed his life. “After I left the army, I had many of the symptoms of PTSD – depression, mood swings, an inability to sleep properly, and nightmares when I could get to sleep. “Today, now that I have completed the PTSD course, it is like the curtain has been lifted on a new world. It’s made a massive difference to my outlook on life and I really feel amazing. “For the first time in ages, I have been able to sleep without being disturbed by nightmares.” Ioan served as a plant operator and mechanic with the Royal Engineers in Afghanistan. “Everyone has stories to tell about their time in Afghanistan and I dare say my story isn’t that different to other soldiers who have completed tours of duty o...