My name is Tanea. My son Mikael was born 2 months permature and sustained brain
damage due to lack of oxygen. I have been reading about HBOT ever since I was
given the diagnosis. I was amazed on the positve results of the treatment but no
means to pay for it. Through the help of family members, we started Mikael's
HBOT treatments at 7 months old. The beginning was hard because mikael responded
to the therapy by having seizures. We are at the halfway point and I have seen
positive results in mikael already. Befroe the treatments, mikael was on oxygen.
After the first 5 sessions, we were able to whine and eventually take him off of
oxygen. He has been alot more alert and coming along developmentally. I am
excited to see what the next 20 sessions will do. For any parent that has been
doubting this treatment, know that it is the least painful treatments out
there. You are going to have your bad days , but the good days will come before
you know it....

GOD BLESS

---- SUSAN RODRIGUEZ <hyperbaric1@...> wrote:
> Shaken Baby Syndrome March 2009
> NEW
>
> JJ's Testimony
> At the Neurologist appointment two days ago, I was asked if we were to "go
back" to HBOT for another treatment. Was it recommended? I said yes. The
neurologist answered, good, and nodded her head with a smile on her face. I felt
that was positive since the neurology department does not usually support any
treatments not yet FDA approved. However, I would not call HBOT an
"experimental" treatment. I admit I too was a little skeptical how something so
simple as oxygen could improve my daughters well being but I had to give it a
shot for her sake. I couldn't live with myself asking the "what if" question for
the rest of her life. So, we went.
> I can say that God put us at the right HBOT facility. Susan Rodriguez, who
owns the RAPID RECOVERY HYPERBERIC TREATMENT CENTER not only welcomed us, but
she gave us continuous support, information, samples of vitamin supplements,
which proved to be very beneficial (and later highly recommended by the
neurologist). I was amazed at her vast knowledge of the details of the way HBOT
works. She was able to explain to me in terms I could understand what each phase
consisted of.
> My daughter, who will be three in April came to treatments with little to no
head control, failure to thrive, CP, Blindness, Hard of hearing, Infantile
Spasms, seizure disorder, and unable to walk or talk. Her medical challenges
come from a severe brain injury at the age of 3 months. She has been in therapy
continuously with little improvement. Now HBOT was way out of my price range. I
admit that. However, I knew I had to try it for her. We set about doing many
fundraisers, wrote to every agency I could think of, talked to my church, and
finally asked the public for help. I knew it was looked upon as a long shot but
I also knew I had read many testimonies that kept me working towards out goal. I
am the first to say it was not easy, but also the first to shout it was worth
it! I wish I could write magic words that would leap off the page and get
everyone who has medical challenges such as brain injury, autism, near drowning
etc to go right down and try HBOT but I don't. All I have is our experience.
After just a few treatments, I noticed my daughter, JJ, was more alert. She went
through stages that Susan explained and gave us literature to read which
explained in more detail. She also has battled severe constipation and that has
completely diminished. Fast forward, we are now home and I have noticed many
"small" changes that are HUGE to me. She holds her head up for longer periods of
time and her neck is much stronger. She is sleeping five hours straight at night
verses waking up every hour or two through out the night. (A side benefit for
me, I now get some sleep!) She is eating by spoon more, in fact every day she
eats her lunch with the spoon rather than mostly a bottle of baby food. She
"might" have some CVI, we have an eye appointment next week to see if there is
any vision. She will now blink when things come close to her face, before she
would do nothing. She is happy more through out the day. She laughs and smiles
daily, rather than just once in awhile. She has this adorable personality that
is blossoming before me. Like a tiny rosebud becoming an actual flowering rose.
She is moving her mouth up and down wanting to speak so badly. She did say "ummm
good" after eating a bite of mashed potatos, I was thrilled! She has said "Mom"
twice. Was it hard to come up with the funding? Yes, I am on a fixed income due
to a back injury but that didn't stop me. Her improvements have been priceless.
I am now working on more fundraisers so we can go again in six weeks. Let me
tell you from experience, HBOT works.
> With gratitude,
> T B
> Mother to J.J.
>