Day 16 - First Treatment

November 9, 2022

Frances is confined to a wheelchair. Jerry cannot work because his full-time job is now caring for his wife. Doctors have left Frances with the advice to watch you tube videos as a form of rehabilitation therapy.

Many friends and family rally to try to raise funds to subsidize the loss of income, donate time and physical therapy sessions, and lift up their hands and hit their knees in prayer for her recovery. And on the 16th day after her stroke, Frances came into our Recovery Center to begin her hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

For her first treatment, she opted to go into our sit-up chamber - the HYOX, fondly known as “Starship.” Jerry lifted her from her wheelchair and set her on the pull-out seat. Still smiling, she began a recovery journey of a lifetime…

Frances Laforteza - November 9, 2022