Two healthcare workers have saved countless lives in Appalachia. Their new business goes even further.

Nurses Teresa Owens Tyson and Paula Hill-Collins have saved countless lives in rural Appalachia. They run mobile clinics. health wagon This brings much-needed care to people who otherwise wouldn’t have it. Teresa and Paula have also been friends since they were 14 years old. They finish each other’s sentences, crack jokes, and support each other through difficult times.

Teresa and Paula join DSM this week to talk about their important work, their unwavering friendship, and their exciting new side hustle administering cosmetic treatments like Botox and fillers.

Also, a documentary about medical care in the southern countryside, “ If dreams were lightning: Rural medical crisis.

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