House Of Solace: A Brief Summary

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This article from DW discusses the lingering effects of the use of Agent Orange on the Vietnamese people. Not far outside Danang, the House of Solace serves as a home for Agent Orange victims where they can receive around-the-clock attention from caregivers. The entirety of the House of Solace’s residents are young adults under the age of 40, and all of them have cognitive and physical disabilities. Most residents are deaf and blind, and many are paralyzed. Only one resident of the house is capable of speech, a 37 year old woman named Tien An. It is believed that the dioxin byproduct of Agent Orange is what is causing these severe disabilities in the citizens of Vietnam. The United States has donated $21 million to aid those who are suffering

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