7/28/2019 Disabled veteran Sarah Bettencourt gets newly renovated home in Clairemont

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Disabled veteran Sarah Bettencourt gets newly renovatedhome in ClairemontBettencourt: They're giving me my life back

Natasha Zouves

CLAIREMONT, Calif. - Disabled Marine Cor s veteran !arah "etten#ourt $a%es u ever& 'ornin(

to a ni(ht'are) she has a rare brain disorder that*s ro(ressivel& aral&+in( her bod&. "ut she sa&s a lo#al

or(ani+ation is (ivin( her ho e.

As a veteran, it*s ver& hard to as% for hel , said "etten#ourt in tears. And it*s ver& hard to be a burden to

eo le. Es e#iall& $hen the& have to ta%e #are of basi# fun#tions.

!he sa&s she al$a&s %ne$ she $anted to serve.

Even $hen I $as a little %id, I used to see those re#ruitin( #o''er#ials on the T . !o'eho$ I %ne$ I

$anted to be in unifor' servin( our #ountr& in so'e $a&, sha e or for', said "etten#ourt.

!he did (et to $ear the unifor', servin( in the Marine Cor s and 'arr&in( her hi(h s#hool s$eetheart.

"ut then, in /001, it be(an $ith a tin(lin( in her left hand. 2ithin three &ears "etten#ourt $ould lose the

abilit& to $al% on her o$n. !he sa&s do#tors still don*t %no$ e3a#tl& $hat*s $ron(. !he*s ine3 li#abl&

7/28/2019 Disabled veteran Sarah Bettencourt gets newly renovated home in Clairemont

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