Steve's Words

Once again Deptherapy has been welcomed with open arms by the people of the Keys here in Florida. We landed and were met by the welcoming sight of some old friends, Faser and the legend that is Deano.

After being escorted through the airport to our awaiting vehicle we were here !!

I would like to firstly thank the people that have made this trip possible with suppling the funding. Once again Help 4 Heroes and a business man from the Midlands whom wishes to remain anonymous. This Midlands business man has provided an interest free bridging loan whilst we waited for the funds to clear form H4H. Thank you to Mark, Martin and all at Help 4 Heroes.

The diving has been fantastic this trip due to calmer waters and some amazing support staff from Ocean Divers. Arron and Rob have really embraced this experience and both are a credit to not only themselves but in Arron's case the Anglians regiment.

I have witnessed both Arron and Rob grow in confidence in the water and out of it having both made some great friends that I'm sure they will keep in close contact with once this trip is over.

From my point of view I have been trying to identify how we can improve the experience and have had lengthy discussions with Fraser on raising awareness over in the UK.

Fraser once again has worked tirelessly at making this a success from a students perspective. He has focused on the individual service person and tailored there diving, air, depth and even rest time specific to them.

I aim to move Deptherapy forward the day we touch down in the UK. The main reason is a conversation I had with a certain US Marine over here on our way to the dock at 0630 in the morning. He told me that without the Deptherapy program he doesn't know how he would have got through the past two years. It particularly hit home when he said that before he had entered this program, he had considered ending his own life.

This Marine is now looking forward to taking a position within the US D.O.D and has a relationship with his girl friend that he worships. Deptherapy is the reason behind one Marine moving forward with his life.

Thanks again to everyone involved in supporting us getting our service personal back on track. One more thing to end with, Fraser Bathgate keep your painkillers away from me !!!!