Cathy Saint John

During the past three decades, Cathy Saint John has written numerous articles of local interest for the Evening Telegram, The Downhomer, and The Newfoundland Bride magazine. She is an avid reader and writer of poetry and songs.

This is her first published book, a labor of love that has taken her two decades of research and numerous rewrites to complete. She is humbled and honoured to have completed her brother’s unfinished manuscript, not only for her family but for the general public. May all remember the now-silenced voices like John Blake’s.

In sharing John’s experiences, the author is hopeful that her brother’s story will assist other persons living with PTSD—as well as their families to fully understand the many facets and devastating depth of living and struggling with the injuries of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Hopefully, this story highlights the urgency to end the war at home for veterans, civilians, and their families who struggle with the challenges and effects of PTSD.

Cathy feels that societies needs to be better educated and more proactive in accepting and understanding people who suffer from PTSD as a result of their extraordinary traumatic experiences. She is equally hopeful that communities and government agencies will strive to gain a greater insight into the hidden world of persons living with the injuries of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

In turn, Cathy believes this will foster an understanding and acceptance of persons living with mental health illnesses and assist in reducing the stigma attached to mental health issues.

She was born and raised in Topsail, Newfoundland until 1966 and later lived in various parts of Canada. She returned to Newfoundland in 1973.

Cathy can be contacted by email:johnblake.thewalker@gmail.com