1. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 08-01-2007 #5 -- DISABLED VETERAN PREPARES FOR NEW DUTY AS A HOMEOWNER -- Russ Marek slowly rises from his wheelchair. He grips the walker with his left hand while his prosthetic right arm locks onto the handle.nf080107-5.htm
... DUTY AS A HOMEOWNER -- Russ Marek slowly rises from his wheelchair. He ... DUTY AS A HOMEOWNER -- Russ Marek slowly rises from his wheelchair. He ... the handle. Helping out. Russ Marek gets help from his mom, Rose ... his parents' Satellite Beach home. Marek, who was badly wounded in Iraq ... Today) For background stories on Russ Marek, use the VA Watchdog search engine ...ses search.php?q=marek&op=and Story here. ... of exemptions he should receive, Rose Marek said. Positive outlook Marek is optimistic about his continued recovery and... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAUG07/nf080107-5.htm
...- Amid smiles and laughter, Russ Marek could not resist the tears. His ... welcomed home Army Staff Sgt. Russ Marek who sat between his father, Paul ... video Speed of Staff Sgt. Russ Marek's recovery surpasses expectations BY R ... - Amid smiles and laughter, Russ Marek could not resist the tears. His father, Paul Marek, wiped them away. Russ Marek smiled, and at times lowered his .... "It feels good." Marek said. "This is home. ... need of physical and speech therapy, Marek has made remarkable progress since he was... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes OCT 06/newsflash10-09-2006-4.htm
... was the same for Sgt. Russ Marek last September in Baghdad. On Sept.16, 2005, Marek was in command of his Bradley fighting ... is taking a little longer. Today Marek is lying on a mat as a ... exercise. Learning to Speak, Again Marek loved to have fun. At his ... machine: "Steering wheel." Marek slowly forms the words: "Steering .... "Compact disc," says Marek. Later they move to a work station where a computer game teaches Marek how to control the prosthetic arm that ...Relax," she says soothingly. Marek concentrates intently, struggling to coordinate the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes JUL 06/newsflash07-05-2006-8.htm
... at VA Watchdog dot Org -- 03-03-2006 #8 PAUL MAREK -- ANOTHER GOOD REASON TO FULLY FUND THE VA -- SATELLITE BEACH ... injured Satellite Beach soldier shows why increased VA funding a must Staff Sgt. Paul Marek was on patrol in Iraq and just eight days away from a two- ... roadside bomb ripped through the bottom of his tank and altered his life forever. Marek survived despite horrendous injuries including brain damage, the loss of his right leg .... The courageous soldier will need years of costly treatment to rebuild his life. Marek's case puts a local face on a growing concern Congress must lose... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes MAR 06/newsflash03-03-2006-8.htm
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 11-11-06 #6nf111106-6.htm
... veterans and their families. Medical and technological advances mean more troops with severe wounds, including brain injuries, are surviving. Those include Army Staff Sgt. Russ Marek of Satellite Beach, who spent almost a year in a Tampa Veterans Hospital recuperating from multiple injuries after a roadside bomb hit his tank in Iraq in 2005. Thankfully, Marek has made remarkable progress and is now home. But he, like many Iraq veterans, will need continued therapy and assistance, not just for months or years... http://www.vawatchdog.org/nfNOV06/nf111106-6.htm
6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-27-2007 #7 -- LAW FIRMS MASSING TO HELP WAR VETERANS -- "For many of them, having a lawyer will be the difference between whether they succeed or not."nf092707-7.htm
...www.law.com/jsp/ llf/Pubarticlellf.jsp?id=1190745422599 Story below: ------------------------- Law Firms Massing to Help War Vets A 'staggering' need for representation Lynne Marek The National Law Journal Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr attorney John Harwood, who was a Marine Corps platoon leader in the Vietnam War, and Nicholas Henry, a third-year law student in Chicago and Iraq veteran, don't know each other, but they now have a common mission: providing legal... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf092707-7.htm
... year of surgery than those without PTSD. The findings were scheduled to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, held Oct. 17 to 21 in New Orleans. "This study is the first of its kind, with groundbreaking findings," the study's lead author, Dr. Marek Brzezinski, of the San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, said in a news release from the society. "The magnitude of the detrimental effect of PTSD diagnosis on postoperative mortality is unexpectedly large -- greater than that of diabetes, which is an established risk factor for patients undergoing... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfoct09/nf102009-3.htm
...-employment programs that put veterans directly to work without fear of losing benefits. Employers include gas stations, building contractors and retail stores. Since September, 11 of the 28 veterans in the Montrose program have graduated. "Employment is not the result of the therapy. Employment is part of the therapy," said Marek Bienkowski, supervisor of Veterans Industries at Montrose. Whether such programs or even basic outpatient care will continue at Montrose is unclear. That worries Anthony Grasso of Yorktown, an Army veteran who goes for checkups there every few months as he recovers from heart bypass surgery. At 79, the prospect of traveling to Castle... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes APR 06/newsflash04-17-2006-6.htm
