War and Peace: Connecting low-income combat veterans with no-cost dental care
Dr. Theresa Cheng, Washington-based nonprofit founder, receives 2021 ADA Humanitarian Award January 08, 2021 By David Burger Issaquah, Wash. — Katy Yang, a former noncommisioned officer in combat aviation operations, said she felt helpless and unwanted when she separated from military service after several tours in a war zone. “Life just kept throwing lemons at me — faster than my two hands can possibly catch,” she said in a letter to the ADA. On top of a debilitating post-traumatic stress disorder was a dire need of significant dental care. “Desperate, I tur...
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