An Ohio woman born without a left hand will pedal 12 times around Hawaiian island Oahu for a good cause—she is raising money to sponsor 12 service dogs for veterans.
Patricia Waiwood, 27, from Cleveland, was denied enlistment to the Marine Corps and all other branches because she was born without a hand, but that doesn’t stop her from helping.
She says that while she can’t serve in Iraq or Afghanistan “at least when they come home I can support them.”
Which is exactly what she is doing.
Waiwood will cycle 1,200 miles around the island in honor of the 12 Marines who were killed in a January helicopter crash off Oahu’s North Shore. Her mission is to raise $180,000 for K9 for Warriors, to sponsor 12 service canines for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or traumatic brain injuries.
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