One Dog’s Powerful Healing Effects on Two Wounded Veterans — ABC News / Good Morning America
March 13, 2014 – Justin Lansford and his longtime girlfriend, Carol Balmes, love doting on their golden retriever, Gabe. But there is much more to this four-legged friend than meets the eye.
“The less I use my wheelchair, the more I need his help in smaller tasks and the more he is there,” Lansford, a U.S. Army veteran, told ABC News’ Lara Spencer. “It has been very comforting to know that.”
Lansford, of Silver Spring, Md., was severely injured during deployment when he was struck by an improvised explosive device…
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