News From the Cause
Dogs are heroes to heroes: (THE VINDICATOR, YOUNGSTOWN, OH)
September 07, 2010
CeCe Gwathmey had read about trained dogs that could learn to detect impending seizures in humans. She looked into buying one, but trained service dogs cost $35,000 to $70,000, and many organizations had waiting lists of up to five years. “I thought, we can’t afford that,” she said. “And we can’t afford to wait that long.” That’s when he saw a flier for Vets Helping Heroes, an organization based in Boca Raton, Fla., and run by World War II veteran Irwin Stovroff. The nonprofit program could provide Gwathmey with the service dog he needed — at no cost. [click here to view] (http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/sep/07/dogs-are-heroes-to-heroes/)
