Veteran trains PTSD service dog Smokey in support program
O'Donnell chose a rescue Weimaraner named Smokey as his service dog under the ADA requirements. Smokey calms him during PTSD episodes, wakes him from nightmares, and nudges him toward activity if he becomes withdrawn. The dog wears a vest to ease public interactions, though certification is not required.
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O'Donnell
Smokey
O’donnell
Cheryl
Service dogs aid veterans and push for stronger routines
A Warren Memorial Hospital program emphasizes beyond daily activity, urging patients to train beyond routine work and commute. Veterans like O'Donnell share PTSD treatment through service dogs, meeting patients at Walter Reed and advocating MD doctors for VA claims. Smokey the service dog teaches patients and motivates ongoing exercise after a 36 session program.
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Cheryl Rakes
Warren Memorial Hospital
Gram
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O'Donnell
Smokey
Fairfax
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C
Valley Health
Shenandoah County Woman Pleads Guilty To Meth Charges
Front Royal woman Christie Raymond, 29, pleaded guilty in Shenandoah County Circuit Court to drug possession and endangerment related to methamphetamine. Three other charges were dropped and she received three years in jail, all suspended, plus four years of supervised probation and one year unsupervised probation.
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Woodstock
Front Royal
Shenandoah County
Christie Raymond
Dennis Lee Hupp
Raymond
Commonwealth
Amanda Wiseley
Hupp
Bridget Knicely
Knicely
Toms Brook
Wiseley
Local man among top 10 Relay fundraisers in region
Charles Eddie Long, a night cadet life supervisor at Randolph-Macon Academy and Warren County sheriff's deputy, ranked ninth in the ACS South Atlantic region with $22,211 raised for Relay for Life. A cancer survivor since 1985, Long was surprised at a kickoff meeting by Aimee Nuwer of the Winchester ACS office.
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American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
Aimee Nuwer
Winchester
Charles
Eddie” Long
ACS
Randolph-Macon Academy
Long
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Delaware
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Randolph- Macon Academy
Warren County
Charles “Eddie” Long
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