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Gigi Schiller, a staff member for People-Animal Connection, pets Larry, one of the program&#039;s 70 therapy dogs. The program, which was founded in 1994, has dogs visit patients, staff and families in different UCLA Health centers to help them in recovery. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)

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Marco Ferreira’s recovery process has been a long one, consisting of three surgeries, ongoing physical rehabilitation and numerous visits from therapy dogs. In 2008, Ferreira was involved in a motorcycle accident that resulted in a traumatic brain injury and left him in a coma for six weeks.

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Therapy dog program seeks funds to continue providing patient services

By Sandra Wenceslao

Nov. 6, 2015 1:47 a.m.