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Author: Blake Powell

October 2016 Newsletter – Oxford Kids Foundation

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October 2016 Newsletter

New Troy Location

New Therapy Added to The Oxford Center

Oxford Kids Foundation

Rick Demeester’s Story

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orc-nov-okfThe Oxford Kids Foundation is a 501c3 tax deductible organization dedicated to helping children with life-altering disabilities.  It is made up of volunteers who care deeply for these children that need therapies and medical care not covered by insurance.  The Foundation raises money each year to be given as grants that can help pay for treatment.  The grants can be used for The Oxford Center treatments, but are not limited to just The Oxford Center.  The grant money can be used for a variety of therapies, as long as it takes place within the state of Michigan.  100 percent of the money raised goes to pay for therapies for these children, and many lives have been changed because of grants received from the Foundation.

To-date, the foundation has awarded all its grants for the year.  Grant requests are being declined due to the lack of funding. You can make a difference, and provide hope for these children with disabilities, chronic illnesses or traumatic injuries. Please visit the Foundation website at www.oxfordkidsfoundation.org and click the ‘Donate Now’ button.

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October 2016 Newsletter – Rick Demeester’s Story

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October 2016 Newsletter

New Troy Location

New Therapy Added to The Oxford Center

Oxford Kids Foundation

Rick Demeester’s Story

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orc-nov-rickRick Demeester came to our clinic in the spring of 2016, having just gone through a second back surgery.  Rick had driven by The Oxford Center sign in South Lyon many times, but this particular day in April, after driving by, he turned around and drove in, wanting to find out exactly what Oxford Recovery does and if it would help his back recover from the surgery.  He met and talked with one of the directors and found out that the oxygen therapy could indeed help him recover much more quickly after surgery.  

He then read through the brochure which lists many other conditions that oxygen therapy can help with including:  trouble concentrating, traumatic brain injuries, neurological disorders, poor memory, insomnia, anxiety, etc. and said, “I have ALL these problems.”  

If this therapy can help me recover from surgery AND help with all these other issues on top of that, I can’t lose,” he continued.   He went home and talked to his wife and decided to start with 10 or 12 appointments and then have his family give their honest opinions as to if they thought he was improving mentally. He shared with us his story….

For 30 years, Rick owned his own body shop business in Detroit. One day, nine years ago, he and his foreman were talking after lunch in the front office. Rick saw someone come in the front door wearing a hoodie and a mask.  Thinking it was a joke, Rick, said, “You’re a little late for Halloween.”  But then he noticed that the guy was holding a paper bag in one hand and a black revolver in the other.  He was being robbed.  

Rick tried talking to him saying how business had dropped 50% since 9/11 happened and the casinos were built, and that he didn’t have much money, so maybe robbing him wasn’t that great of an idea.  The man just said “Give me the money” and waved his gun at the safe.  Rick thought he wanted him to open the safe, so he turned to do so.  When he did, the man shot Rick in the head, point blank.   

Rick hit the floor, thinking he was going to die.  He was at peace with God, so he wasn’t afraid, but he was SO mad.  He wanted to be alive for his family – he had two new granddaughters!  As he lay there on the floor, he couldn’t move, but he could talk.  He instructed someone to go get some clean towels to try to stop the blood flowing from his head.  Someone called 911 and he was taken to the hospital.  

Rick survived, recovering first at the hospital, and then at home.  Eventually, his wife returned to work and his in-laws came to stay and take care of him.  Recovering slowly, he remembers the first time he dressed himself: “I put on slip-on shoes because I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to remember how to tie my shoes.”  

He had many fears, including resuming driving.  Eventually, he started driving on back roads and

became more comfortable.  One day he decided to drive up Pontiac Trail to the Kroger parking lot.  He remembers being hyper-vigilant with all the people in the parking lot.   Paranoia, and being vigilant about something bad happening was in the forefront of his mind.  His whole personality had changed – he had lost all ambition, motivation and energy, and was depressed.  All he did was sit in a chair and watch tv.  This was nothing like how he used to be before the gunshot.

He started seeing a psychologist and a psychiatrist.  He also saw a neurologist for debilitating migraines.  The medications that were prescribed for him did help with the headaches and pain.  He also was in a PTSD group trying to talk through issues and get back to normal.  

So that day, when he stood in our office, reading the brochure, he began to hope that maybe, the oxygen therapy could help him with these issues that he had been struggling with for the past 9 years.   

After 12 treatments, he sat with his wife, mother-in-law and 2 sons around the kitchen table and said, “OK, I want your honest opinions.  Do you see any change in my behavior?  Good, bad or otherwise?”  Each one of them noticed a change for the better.  They told him his speech was clearer, and that he had some of his old energy back.  They all encouraged him to continue with the treatments, which he did.  

Nearing the end of the 40 treatments one morning, as he was getting ready for the day, his son came up and hugged him and said,  “We have our old dad back!”   

Since completing the 40 rounds of oxygen therapy, everyone has noticed the huge change in his personality.  He is outside working all the time now, always active like he used to be.  He has reconnected and is talking with his friends again.  His wife, who was hesitant because of the cost, said “If we had to pay twice as much, it would’ve been worth it!” Rick is so thankful for the treatment he received at Oxygen Recovery Center.   “It changed my life,”  Rick said.

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October 2016 Newsletter – New Troy Location

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October 2016 Newsletter

New Troy Location

New Therapy Added to The Oxford Center

Oxford Kids Foundation

Rick Demeester’s Story

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orc-nov-troyThe Oxford Center is excited to announce its new Troy location. The address is 165 Kirts Blvd., which is south of Big Beaver and west of Livernois.

The Oxford Center was founded in 2008. Since its founding in South Lyon, it expanded to a second location in Troy, and is relocating that facility, doubling the size in order to offer its full spectrum of therapies. Therapies offered at this new location include: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Neurofeedback, Weight-Loss & Wellness, and coming soon Neuro-Physical Therapy.

The new location is near the I-75 / Big Beaver Rd. exit and close to restaurants and shopping. With parking available just outside the clinic entrance, the new location offers better accessibility than the previous location. As you enter the clinic, you’ll find that it is airy and bright with cheery colors. There is a full kitchen and family room with comfortable chairs and sofas accessible to patients and family members. The kitchen has a large table where family members can sit and eat or do homework while waiting. Spacious windows into the chamber room, where the oxygen therapy takes place, provides excellent visibility for friends and family members. The restrooms are large and wheelchair-accessible.

We invite you to stop by and check it out. Look for the grand opening celebration announcement in your e-mail.

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Phil’s Story – Anxiety

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Phil’s Story – Anxiety

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Phil treated his anxiety at The Oxford Center. He used Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, qEEG and Neurofeedback, and Oxford Nutritional Counseling. Want to learn more about The Oxford Center?

Oxford HBOT
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Women Who Lead Interview with Dr. Tami Powell

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Congratulations to Dr. Tami Powell, Owner of the Oxford Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center. Tami has been chosen by WJR as one of 12 outstanding leaders in the Great Lakes area making a difference in the community. She tells WJR’s Ann Thomas, the alternative therapy made such a huge difference in her daughter’s recovery from an illness, she wanted to offer the same treatment to others.

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