The doctors told Jennifer that many brain injury cases of this severity, if they
survive, remain in a persistent vegetative state. It seemed there was nothing they
could do. No quality of life for Kashmire? Not acceptable to Jennifer Vought. She
spent the better part of a year researching brain injuries and methods of therapy,
drugs, medical advances, naturopathic remedies and technology, determined to bring
her sweet girl back from the edge of death. Jennifer’s diligence and determination
paid off when one day she came upon hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The idea of something
so basic as breathing oxygen seemed like a long shot, but Jennifer took it and started
the therapy right away. Kaz started HBOT treatments in April, 2005. Within six months,
she was out of her coma and her trachea tube had been removed. When she left the
hospital, she was taking ten different medications. She now takes just one.
Kashmire's therapy is continuing and she continues to show signs of improvement.
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August 2006
1 year after beginning
HBOT treatments |