Bay Area Proud September 3, 2024 5:21 pm

The sewing machine maven: South Bay woman nurses broken machines back to life for refugee families

Pat Vandermolen says the work to repair more than 50 sewing machines has not only benefited refugee families, but has helped her heal from trauma from her time as a nurse in the Vietnam War. Garvin Thomas reports.

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