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Recovering from
Traumatic Events
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traumatic incidents while working
for the police bureau’s Crisis Re­
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harrowing events, but there are a
sponse Team, which has taken her
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number o f organizations and indi­
all over the city.
viduals out there willing to extend a
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The team is composed o f spe-
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helping hand.
cially-trained volunteers who help
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changed the course o f the life o f
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Stasha Loosli took place in May
to contact a family that has lost a
2009 when her husband, Everett,
loved one.
(Next to The Cash Connection/
was murdered by a neighbor out-
The idea behind the program is
side o f her St. Helens home for rea
that crisis volunteers are better ac-
sons she still doesn’t understand
quainted with certain communities s ä
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Loosli was left alone to raise
and help ease the shock some
her two sons.
one might be experiencing, in
“I can’t do this on my own,”
Rib dinners special: 3 Ribs 2 sides and bread $9.49
hopes that they provide useful
was Loosli o f her first reaction,
information to police.
Zeke’s is having a 2 month special (June-July 3rd):
who said her life began to
"W e may not have the an­
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steadily unravel.
swer to the ‘w hy,’” said Ward
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In addition to the loss o f a
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o f what she often tells victims,
second income and difficulties
an event fo r people who are
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"but we are looking for the
answering questions a father
recovering from a traumatic event,
‘how.’”
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would traditionally answer, she
will be held this Saturday, Sept.
She remembers in 2004 get­
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had moments that were par­
ting
a call in church about an
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ticularly straining. When her
urgent situation in the St.
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son graduated from pre-school,
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she was reminded o f her loss
Ward
said
she
arrived
still
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looking at the other families.
wearing her Sunday best to
performances
from
Linda
She felt the sting again when
find that the police had already
"The chicken tastes better then Jacks"'
Hornbuckle and the Self Enhance­
her I0-year-old son started
SM BS
taped o ff five blocks.
ment, Inc. Youth Choir as well as
playing football, which is some­
Jahar Perez, an unarmed
thing his father had always
informational booths from organi­
black motorist, had been shot
looked forward to seeing.
zations that deal with the issue.
dead by the police, and the
seasons
and Cannon’s Rib Express Present:
But with a little help, things
crowd that had amassed was
got better. She started attend­
teetering toward becoming ri­
ing a support group at the Dougy designed.
otous.
Center every other week with her
The mother o f the family cham-
“There was death in the crowd,
boys, which helped the fam ily re- pioned the issue and started lobby- and death on the other side o f the
Sundays 5-8pm
alize that they w eren’t the only ing car manufacturers to make cars yellow tape,” said Ward.
a t Cannon’s
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ones in their situation and learned that have seatbelts in the back seat
Working with other Crisis Re-
Rib
Express
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ways to cope with their loss. Her that are more accessible.
sp o n se T eam v o lu n te e rs, she
father-in-law also moved in to help
Loosli said that she underwent helped calm the crowd. Afterwards
with the raising o f the boys.
her own growth. She said that fol- she ditched her high-heel shoes,
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Loosli said her home is still deco- lowing her husband’s death she is and then made her way to the apart-
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rated with images o f her deceased a stronger more independent per- ment o f Perez’s mother,
husband, and still keeps his F250 son. Additionally, she said she’s
She comforted the woman who
Sunshine, BBQ and a FREE,
truck. Johnny Cash, one o f his less likely to get upset about what was still trying to understand the
all-ages, outdoor show by a New
favorite musicians, is often played she now knows are trivial things.
death. After the crowd steadily dis-
Orleans’
sax legend, Grammy
at the house, which causes her older
“ It’s hard forme to get mad about persed and under the cover o f night,
nominated pianist JANICE
son s face to light up instantly,
stuff,” she said.
she escorted the mother to a nearby
SCROGGINS, bass virtuoso
Steadily she realized that she
Rev. Renee Ward has dealt with Baptist church where she could say
BEN JONES & powerhouse
could do it.
no shortage o f people reeling from her final goodbyes to her son.
June 6
drummer TYRONE HENDRIX.
c o n t i n u e d f r o m front
Schuurman said that the public
often hears the term "post-traumatic
stress disorder.” But she wants
another term to become more com-
mon: "post-traumatic growth.”
Working at the Dougy Center,
she described one family o f five that
had a bad accident where the car
they were in rolled. Everyone sur-
vived except for their son who was
riding in the back seat and didn’t
have a seat belt on, which was partly
because o f the way the vehicle was
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REGGIE HOUSTON’S C’EX ALL STARS
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Acid Attack Victim Recovering
c o n tin u e d fr o m 2
burn unit in P ortland Sunday.
She had underw ent surgery to
rem ove dead skin from her face.
D octors say she probably will
need m ore surgery in the fu­
ture, although it is too soon to
tell ju s t how m uch she w ill need.
The Aug. 31 attack appears
to be random and carried out by
som eone unknow n to Storro.
Bethany Storro
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P olice have no suspect in the
case and are co n tin u in g their
investigation.
S torro, w ho said she could
hear her skin bubbling as she hit
the gro u n d fo llo w in g the a t­
tack, w hen asked w hat w ould
she say to her attack er, said "I
w ould say, 'did you w ake up
and say 'I'm going to carry som e
acid in a cup and throw it on the
first person I see?"
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