There's a new house in Hamilton Square, New Jersey that's aiming to make the transition for veterans returning home a little easier.
Kristin Perelli started the Thomas Jerome House to give veterans who are recovering from brain injuries a place to call home and receive their at-home medical care.
The organization goes back a few years, when Perelli says she met a friend in college.
T.J. and Perelli went to school in Scranton together. He went into the army, Perelli became an occupational therapist.
Their paths would not cross again for years until T.J. came home badly injured from the war in Iraq.
He was taken to Bethesda, Maryland for treatment for a traumatic brain injury.
It happened to be where Perelli was working.
The experience inspired Perelli to create the Thomas Jerome House, named after her friend T.J.
Now, four to five veterans recovering from brain injuries will have a place to call home.
Perelli says the furniture inside of the home was donated by friends and neighbors and a local company offered to make it wheelchair accessible.
The welcome mat is out and soon this home will open its doors to a more peaceful place.
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Ocean City is a fabulous family-friendly, shore town that is ready for a fabulous Summer season. From the relaxing beaches to the famous boardwalk, Ocean City is safe, clean and has some of the best food
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Not the prettiest Friday, but we're ready for a great weekend. Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. After an early high in the upper sixties, temperatures fall & winds pick up out of the chillier northwest. Right now the Memorial Day Weekend looks sunny and cool with highs in the low to mid 60s on Saturday, in the 70s Sunday & Monday. Cooler temps at the shore.
T.J. and Kristin Perelli went to school in Scranton together. He went into the army, Perelli became an occupational therapist.
