Chicago-area nonprofit K9s for Veterans pairs rescue dogs with military vets; Bolingbrook, IL store helps fund organization
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"We lose 22 veterans a day to suicide. If we lost one, it would be too many. Through our program, we have not lost one veteran to PTSD suicide," CEO and co-founder Michael Tellerino said.
"I would isolate myself. I wasn't leaving the house for days, weeks at a time. He has made going outside easier. Knowing that I have someone like him that depends on me in order to survive, it just gives me my sense of purpose and reason to get out of the house every day," Ledonne said.
"One of the things that's kind of a hidden gem with the program, it's almost like a therapy session because you start working with other veterans that have the same issues that you have, or similar issues. You get to kind of bounce back info between each other, and it really helps us get out of the shell," Navy veteran Luis Diaz said.
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