Jason And Diana Kander On Facing PTSD

By Steve Kraske,

Published August 16, 2019 at 4:41 PM CDT

"Like any other injury . . . it's something you can treat and you can recover."

It took almost 12 years for Jason Kander to realize he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and seek treatment for it. The former Kansas City, Missouri, mayoral candidate and his wife Diana recalled the years leading up to the diagnosis and how that time affected them individually, as a couple and as a family.

Jason Kander, Veterans Community Project KC
Diana Kander, co-author of "The Curiosity Muscle"

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