Fly Fishing Retreat Therapeutic for Veterans and Their Caregivers

When you hear about therapy for disabled veterans, you usually think physical training in a gym or sitting in a psychiatrist's office. How about fly fishing?

The Herald Journal reports that a new sort of vacation therapy is being used by veterans who make the trek out to Paradise, Utah. The Freedom Flies group is giving both disabled veterans and their family caregivers some much-deserved rest and recuperation in a fly fishing experience.

Freedom Flies was launched by Warren Price, an Iraq war veteran who found that fly fishing helped him cope with some of the symptoms of PTSD. He was experiencing suicidal thoughts, and his family was also feeling the pressure of life after war.

Through fly fishing vacations, Price and his family found relaxation, relief and a chance to reestablish family bonds. After seeing the good it did in his life, he founded Freedom Flies to help bring this special form of therapy to other veteran families.

The first excursion was attended by about 20 veterans and their family caregivers, most of who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Paradise, Utah was the location of choice due to the town's scenic views and proximity to a local fishing supply store, RoundRocks, that helped the effort through financial donations.

The shop provided financial support as well as volunteers, which helped many veterans and their caregivers take part in their first fly fishing experience. The recreation as well as the tranquility of the location helped "hook" some of the veterans on the idea.

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