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Medic’s widow speaks out on dangers of PTSD

After her husband died by suicide while on duty, she warns other responders to be aware of the signs of PTSD, and to get help

CBC News

EDMONTON, Alberta — At 5 a.m. in the pitch-black dark of a wintry Monday morning, Bridget Turner awoke with dread in her stomach.

There was no good reason for her to be awake. But something drew her to the computer. There was an email from her husband, Greg Turner. He had sent it an hour earlier, during his shift as an Edmonton paramedic. The words scared her.

“I knew that something bad was going to happen,” she said. “And so I called the police.”

Read full story: Greg Turner’s widow Bridget warns other paramedics could be in danger