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Hello. My name is Rosa Morales. I'm the mother of a very brave little girl, I
say this not because it’s my daughter I'm talking about, but because at her age
she has been thru so many things than what any little girl should go thru. I
would like to share her story with you as I feel that very important people
should know of the power of Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and what it did for my
daughter.
At the age of five, Amci was like any other girl in my neighborhood, she had
many friends her age. Weekends were very special for her, because we lived in
Tijuana and the streets are not very safe to play we have a small yard in front
of our house so it was perfect for Amci and her friends, they would all bring
their toys and get together and play in our front yard the whole day it seemed,
they never ran out of energy they would play all day long, I guess that’s how we
are all like when we were that age, any way one day every thing changed for Amci,
I remember this like it was yesterday all her friends were playing ball that
day, I was inside the house doing my daily shores when I heard all the
screaming, Amci had chased after a ball that was kicked into the street. Without
any warning a car struck her. I ran out to see what was going on and that’s when
I saw my little girl laying on the street. We immediately took her to the
nearest hospital where they were able to save her live. Amci had suffered many
injuries, broken bones and bruises.
A month later we were able to take her home where she made a complete recovery.
Amci continued to be the way she was before the accident. However, we noticed
that she walked differently, with a limp. Her doctors said she would be like
this for a short time and then she would be the same as she was before.
We moved to San Diego and over the years Amci’s limp got worse. One of the
specialists at Children’s Hospital, who told us that for some reason after the
accident one of Amci’s leg had continued to grow at a normal pace and the
injured one was growing at a much slower pace. Dr. Pring told us she would
operate Amci to make the shorter leg longer and stop the growth from the normal
leg. She explained that this would make both legs almost the same size. , Amci
was scared but she agreed to go ahead and have the operation
Surgery was scheduled for March 2005. On surgery day we felt every thing would
be ok and that after this Amci would be a normal girl. We had no idea of what
was about to come. The next month in the hospital was very painful for Amci
getting used to the large gadget bolted through the flesh and into her bone. The
pain eventually became bearable and Amci began to receive physical therapy. She
was on the road to recovery.
However, Amci began to complain of extreme pain in her knee. The physical
therapist explained that the pain due to the fact that her leg had not been
moved for many weeks. X-rays discovered that one of the tendons in her knee had
been torn off. More surgery was needed to repair her leg. Amci’s life took a
downturn.
After this last surgery Amci’s knee did not heal as expected. Antibiotics were
and she was placed under constant observation. Still, the wound on her knee
seemed not to make any progress. The doctor met with me and my husband and told
us to be prepared for the possibility that she would have to amputate Amci’s leg
because she had an infection that was compromising her whole leg. We were
devastated. We didn’t know what to do. We were faced with making the decision
that would change our daughter’s life for ever.
The next day we gathered all of our family together with the hope of gaining
some strength. I explained to all that Amci’s amputation was scheduled for the
next week. My niece and her husband, Saul (whom I had just met) listened
intently. When I left the room, Saul followed me outside and said that he didn’t
think Amci should lose her leg. He gave me his business card and told me to call
him as soon as I could. It turned out that he was Business Manager of Healing
Chambers of America. Later that night I spoke to my husband about meeting Saul.
We were both very exited to know that there we still some things we could still
do to save Amci’s leg.
The next day I spoke to Saul and asked him if he could please get in contact
with Amci’s doctor and explain why Amci should have this treatment. Saul agreed,
met with Dr. Pring and she gladly consented and arranged for Amci to leave the
hospital that day to begin Hyperbaric oxygen treatment immediately.
Even though the clinic’s treatment charges were just a fraction of those at a
hospital hyperbaric center, we could not afford these treatments. If it were not
because of the fact that one of the Directors of Healing Chambers of America, (Hyperbarics
of San Diego), agreed to treat Amci for nothing, “pro bono,” Amci
would have lost her leg.
Amci began oxygen therapy and the results were immediate. The clinic staff said
this was a very serious infection and it would take many treatments for Amci’s
full recovery. Her leg began to heal and the infection seemed to disappear but
the big hole in her leg stopped closing over. After her 20th treatment Amci’s
leg would not continue to heal and we feared Amci’s progress would stop.
However, Dr. Grady Anderson, an orthopedic surgeon, advised us that some of the
sutures still in her knee were causing Amci’s leg to host bacteria and needed to
be removed. Sure enough Amci was back on the road to recovery once again. It
took about 60 additional hyberbaric treatments to fully close the wound. The leg
bone was now strong enough and Dr. Pring was able to unbolt the big chunk of
steel on Amci’s thigh.
To this day Amci is made tremendous progress and is back in school. She is now
doing things that any normal healthy child should be doing. Best of all, she is
back to being a happy child. It’s amazing to see that there are still people in
this world that are willing to help, willing to give, and to share a bit of
their knowledge without receiving any thing in return. To me and my daughter,
they are all simply Heroes.
I cannot help wondering how many kids have faced the same situation and nothing
has been done to help them, either because they can’t afford treatments or
because doctors will not inform their parents of this wonderful medicine. I
can’t say how grateful I am with all of the staff there, God bless you all.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is routinely used internationally as an ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENT or COMPLIMENTARY ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL (CAM) medical response to the following ailments and trauma:. Lymes Disease, Complimentary alternative medicine, Chronic illness, stroke, autism, pain, chronic pain, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy may help cure , control or stabilize problems associated with . . . Stroke, Crush Injury, Macular Degeneration Vascular Dementia, Autism, Thermal Burns, Laser Skin Resurfacing, Chronic Fatigue, Surgical Trauma, Swelling, Inflammation, Edema, Vascular Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Fast Plastic Surgery Healing, Silicon Poisoning, Severe Anemia, Bone Disease, Healing Bones, Osteoporosis, Migraines, Epilepsy, Pediatric Seizure Disorders, Gulf War Syndrome, Lyme Disease, Diabetic Wounds, Diabetic Maintenance, Infectious Disease, Complimentary Alternative Medicine, Rapid Sports Healing, Toxic Mold Infections, Head Injuries, Spinal Injuries, Breast Surgery, Tummy Tuck Surgery, Chronic Ill Health, Chemical Sensitivity, Smoke Inhalation, Delayed Smoke Poisoning, Chronic Back Pain, Chronic joint inflammation, Off-Label Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen by Physicians, Renauds, Disease, Near Drowning, Asphyxia, Heavy Metal Poisoning, Industrial Poisoning, Cerebral Edema, non-specific lung problems, Obstructive Jaundice, Liver Disease, Heart Problems, Facial Actinomycosis, General Surgey Infections, Problem Wounds, Malignant Neoplasms, Sking Grafta Spinal Cord Neuropathy, Management of Problems of Aging, Bells Palsy, Post-Operative Brain Tumor, Myelitis, Post-Operative Cosmetic Surgery, Acoustic Deafness, Optic Atrophy Periodontal Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Chron’s Disease, Shingles, Hepatic Problems. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cerebral Palsy, Shingles, Peptic Ulcer.
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