By ANDREA LANNOM
The Register-Herald
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After spending 20 years in the Army, Eric Grandon didn’t picture himself getting into agriculture. He never even had a family garden.
However, now, he credits agriculture with saving his life.
“I went from that person who was wondering what to do for the rest of my life, wondering if I would take my own life, to look at me now,” Grandon says. “I’m southern West Virginia’s full-service bee company now.”
In 2011, Grandon had a flashback of his time in Desert Storm. Diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, Grandon was no longer able to work again as a physical therapy assistant.
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