Visit to a medical museum
<p> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="Simms">Simms</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="start">start</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="explores">explores</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Veitnamese">Veitnamese</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>.</p><p><span word="Ozora">Ozora</span> <span word="Cassanova">Cassanova</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="student">student</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>.”</p><p><span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Luckily">Luckily</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Final">Final</span> <span word="Salute">Salute</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="transitional">transitional</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span>.</p><p><span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Cassanova">Cassanova</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span>.</p><p>“<span word="You">You</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="resume">resume</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mentor">mentor</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>, <span word="household">household</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>."</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Ozora">Ozora</span> <span word="Cassanova">Cassanova</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span>.</p><p>“<span word="From">From</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="say">say</span> '<span word="ok">ok</span>' --- <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mentor">mentor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="wiser">wiser</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> --- <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> '<span word="ok">ok</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="that">that</span>.' <span word="We">We</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="eachother">eachother</span>."</p>
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