Help a Veteran: Greg Douglas

Greg Douglas is a Marine who proudly served his country during the Persian Gulf War aka Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield. He was in-country for 7 months and was exposed to oil fire smoke, burn pits, the nerve agent Sarin, and other toxins. He thought he made it through the war unscathed but upon returning home he developed some serious medical issues that have effected every aspect of his life. He developed breast cancer, which is rare for men, and started to experience phantom pain in his extremities which developed into fibromyalgia and PTSD and he is now in constant pain. He needs to use a mobile chair to help him get around and lift his appendages.

Rather than easily getting treatment for his symptoms, this veteran was hit with roadblock after roadblock. Improper treatments, red tape, unavailable therapy, and a series of possible help that mostly resulted in dead ends.

Greg submitted a rant to Lewis Black's podcast where Lewis shared Greg's story with his listeners. Many of them have reached out wondering how they can help Greg, with recommendations on charities to contact as well as offers of support. Some folks simply asked if they could send him some money. So with his blessing, we set up this GoFundMe to try to help Greg any way we can.

Since writing in, Greg has found a place better suited for him to live. He'll be moving from Massachusetts to a new place in Florida, and so he'll need some help getting the new place set up and establishing his life there. He is also now getting some assistance from his VA but there is more that can be done.

Right now, Greg is most in need of...