Graphic Medicine

Available in print at the Health Science Center Library
A documentary-style comic that follows two ex-military personnel as they cope with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in civilian life. Always on the lookout for fast exit routes in coffee shops and struggling to connect emotionally with family members, they share their experiences, and how they managed to live with their illness.

Available in print at the Health Science Center Library
On a road outside Fallujah, an RPG blows apart a Humvee and upends the life of a former football star. As a medevac chopper swoops down, the wounded Guardsman hears "Not your time, bro. Not today," and his remarkable healing journey begins.

Available in print at the Health Science Center Library and Library West
With his coaching job at Walden re-secured and the marathon PT sessions paying off, B.D.'s return to normalcy seems to be progressing well. But those who love him see alarming signs of trouble, namely anger and alcohol. Messed up enough that our wounded warrior forces himself to begin circling the local Vet Center, where he is gently and skillfully reeled in by a remarkable counselor and fellow Vietnam Vet named Elias. Their sessions together form an extraordinary and moving chronicle of catharsis and coming-to-terms.

Available in print at the Health Science Center Library
The third book in a trilogy of Doonsbury books that looks at the impact of combat on American soldiers in which B.D. helps one of his men whose vehicle was blown up causing him to lose an eye and suffer from traumatic brain injury, or TBI.