A U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was severely injured during a deployment in Afghanistan was given keys to a new life for Veterans Day.
Former Staff Sgt. Jesse Cottle, along with his wife and their two daughters, were gifted a specially adapted smart home just outside Boise, Idaho, on Monday. Newly built, the home was specifically designed with Cottle's needs in mind.
"I remember being blown into the air, but it was immediately like in the movies where everything is muted and quiet. That's pretty accurate, at least for me," Cottle said, adding that he entered a dream-like state."Like...suddenly, it wasn't really a reality." "The bathroom doorways are usually narrower than the regular doorways. So...if I'm in my wheelchair, I just kind of roll up...go down off [my wheelchair] and scoot on my butt...and get up on the toilet or get in the shower. I got so used to it," said Jesse Cottle, who now walks with prosthetic legs.
"Jesse Cottle is an incredible individual whose life was forever changed by the injuries he sustained during his service," said Shannon Gerber, executive director for the Home Depot Foundation, which has helped improve over 45,000 veterans' homes and facilities in the last decade."The opportunity to support this deserving family and provide Jesse with a fully accessible and tailored smart home is what makes our work so meaningful.
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