Sink Creek Day Spa

SERVING THOSE WHO PROTECT

If you are active, currently serving, or a US military war veteran, and would like to receive your first massage/bodywork treatment for half price with complimentary use of the hot tub and sauna optional, please contact Angie at Sink Creek Day Spa & Massage (512.392.9529 or eMail me at sinkcreek@centurytel.net ).  As a heartfelt "Thank you" to all of you who have served (or are currently serving) our country, I offer the gift of relaxation.  If you would like regular treatments, we have a very special discount  offer for returning visitors, tailored to your budgetary needs.

ONE SOLDIER'S STORY

“A Marine reservist, Jeffery Lucey fought in the early months of the Iraq war and then came home in July 2003, seemingly fine, his mother said. But on Christmas Eve, in a drunken confession made to his sister, he called himself ‘a murderer’. After that, his family suspected something had happened during the war. In April, the following year he started having panic attacks; May became a succession of one crisis tumbling upon another. He had insomnia and night sweats, hallucinated, totaled his car. His drinking, already excessive, worsened. On June 22, 2004, twenty-three-year-old Jeffery Lucey, who had survived four months of combat, hung himself with a garden hose in the basement of his parents home.” 

The public and private sectors care about the numbers but the Jeffery Lucey story isn’t about numbers. Jeffery won’t even be counted in their numbers. This story is about Jeffery, the boy down the street who made his First Communion at St. Francis Church. In summer he played whiffle ball and hung out near the rope swing down by the river. [Continues on next column]

"I have incorporated the use of Reiki Energy Therapies, Cranio-Sacral, and Healing Touch with Esalen Massage for relaxing, and unparalleled healing on soldiers.

It's so amazing working with these men and women--your heart just pours out love and respect that can't be imagined." ~Angie

I recently had the pleasure of meeting & working with Cpl Shane Parsons, US Army, Retired.   Shane's Mom, Cindy has utilized The Jeffery Project

Shane, now 24,  joined the Army when we was 18 years old, and by the time he was 22, he was retired from service, having lost both his legs when his humvee was struck with a specialized armor-penetrating bomb in Iraq.  As a course of his long and ensuing treatment, Shane suffered 3 cardiac arrests, and was placed in a chemically-induced coma for transport back home to Washington, DC. [See more about Shane by clicking on his name above].  What a fine example of heroism this young man exudes.

 

Debbie Lucey comments on the death of her brother Jeffery , who was from Belchertown, Mass., hanged himself after returning from Iraq: "My brother Jeffery came home from Iraq. He was home for about a year. He was having a lot of emotional trouble and it resulted in him taking his life.

He didn't get the help he needed. We tried as a family, but he fell through the cracks.
You can't expect the soldiers to meet the needs of the system. The system needs to meet the needs of the soldiers."

WHAT I HAD TO DO

I was deeply touched by Debbie Lucey's story of her brother, and even more so by what I see Jeffery had in common with the military men and women with whom I've had the privilege to work at Sink Creek.  One young man, having just returned from active duty, visited the Spa for his "Jeffery Project" treatment, and the look in is 20-something eyes belied a much more "seasoned" man.  It was an honor, if only for a few short hours, to offer respite to this stoic soldier. And 6 years after beginning The Jeffery Project, I'm dismayed to report that our soldiers STILL aren't home. To those military men & women who have enjoyed treatments at our Spa, we salute you & please spread the word about The Jeffery Project to others!
 

PLEASE HELP WHERE OUR GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED:

Massage therapists/bodyworkers, life coaches, licensed counselors, and anyone else interested, with a service to offer, are welcome to join in sharing their expertise in the "Jeffery Project".  Please contact Angie at sinkcreek@centurytel.net , or call 512.392.9529.  We really appreciate our wonderful clients who have offered cash donations to "sponsor" soldiers in need.

Thank you to all of you who have been so supportive of this on-going effort. The following great businesses are Jeffery Project Participants