Stories
Read about what's happening in our VA West Palm Beach health care community.
The sense of freedom from gripping the throttle, the breeze hitting his face and getting a good sweat from the gym, was all that was on U.S. Army Veteran Michael Meltzer’s mind on the morning of July 15, 2019, as he made his way to Florida Atlantic University (FAU).
For Jose Torres Andujar, the military motto of ‘service before self’ continues even twenty years post discharge from the U.S. Army.
With the help of a skilled art instructor, twenty-five pounds of ceramic clay, and an open studio, Veterans tapped into a community they had yet to discover.
From jumping over 3-foot-tall hurdles on the track field to jumping over hurdles on the West Palm Beach VA hospital floor, Patrina Allen, Intensive Care Unit Nurse (ICU) Manager, redefines endurance.
Any once active-duty service member can agree that their physical health was prime when serving.
