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Veterans are teaming up with engineers, designers and programmers in Lakewood Monday for a make-a-thon to help make life easier for disabled veterans.

Since Friday, teams at the -- have worked at St. Edward High School on projects like a skeletal hand grip for a quadriplegic. Or modifying a motorcycle to be driven with one leg. Ginger MacCutcheon from Norton suffers from PTSD, which she manages with the help of her service dog, Sadie. But the dog is getting older and less mobile, so MacCutcheon and her team are making Digi 2.0, an app that can take the place of her dog when needed.

鈥淭his app actually monitors my heart rate and it can tell when I鈥檓 having some issues. And it will come up

with some inspirational quotes for me, or pictures of my actual, physical service dog.鈥�

Organizers hope some of the projects can eventually be expanded to the general public, and the Digi 2.0 app is scheduled to be available in the app store this month.

Annmarie Halterman from Virginia also has a service dog to help manage PTSD. She鈥檚 working with a team from to develop a carrier that attaches to her bicycle for her dog, Leigh Ann.

鈥淚鈥檝e gone through a number of surgeries 鈥� around 15 鈥� and I鈥檝e also had heart surgery. And I have an internal prosthetic leg. And she鈥檚 with me 4 hours a day. But if I were to go for a ride, I鈥檓 not confident that I would get back safely. By having her with me, it gives me confidence not only to go out and ride but also to feel safe.鈥�

The first veterans鈥� make-a-thon in the country took place in Cleveland earlier this year. Organizers chose the city since it鈥檚 home to one of the largest in the country as well several engineering schools and hospital systems.

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