Murrieta resident Raymond Lopez Jr. created a home business out of his struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder.After serving in the Marines from August 1994 until January 2001, he was medically discharged.“From 2008 until 2018, I was in and out of the hospital,” Lopez said. “I have had three massive back surgeries, (and) survived two horrific car crashes. “(I) spent eight months in the hospital for a rare spine infection and broke my back. All this contributed to my PTSD.”Although the PTSD is not combat related, “I can relate to everything else: the nightmares, the cold sweats, not feeling like a man, feeling like you’re just a nobody, isolation, depression, anxiety. I can relate to all that,” he said.Lopez said he needed an outlet to help him cope, an
