Support Michael Kelly

As you know, Michael Kelly is a devoted husband & father who has been active outdoors his whole life. He is greatly loved by his entire family and everyone that meets him. His wife Marianne is always at his side. He was a police dispatcher for over 25 years until a few years ago when he started having trouble keeping up with his job. Years before he had been diagnosed with Sleep Apnea. Doctors were now diagnosing him with dementia. Unfortunately, he had to retire on disability.

He was still able to do all of the normal tasks at home until a year ago. He started to have trouble remembering words, and his focus also started to get progressively worse as well. He knows what he wants to say but has trouble coming up with the words to speak. In early 2024, it seems that whatever was happening to Mike really started to progress and has been causing a lot of stress on him and his family. Sometimes, he has been unable to play board games, read books, or even write sentences.

We’re not sure if it’s brain damage from two types of Sleep Apnea or if it is dementia but after hearing about Sara’s Garden on Christian radio and reading into this technology, we are hopeful that this could be a real life-changer to both Mike and his family. We learned about Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) and how it has been successful in treating people who suffer from dementia. Inside a pressurized hyperbaric chamber the body begins to receive a healing dose of oxygen through the body’s fluids and plasma even if the blood vessel system to the needed tissue is compromised. When oxygen dissolves in the blood stream, it travels wherever the blood travels, effectively saturating all tissues. The delivery of oxygen using pressure does not require the use of red blood cells. As pressure increases, more oxygen is pushed into the cells and has been shown to reduce cognitive impairment

Unfortunately, in the U.S. insurance companies do not recognize HBOT as being therapeutic for treatment of many conditions for which it is beneficial, including dementia, and will therefore not cover the cost of the treatments. That is why we could really use your help. We would like to take Mike to Sara’s Garden for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. HBOT for his condition is only $100 per treatment at Sara’s Garden (as opposed to $1,500-2,500 per treatment at a hospital). However, since our plan is for him to receive at least 40 HBOT treatments that cost adds up quickly. Because he is not able to work anymore, finances are not what they used to be and are hoping that any donations would be blessing to assist with the costs. Even with Sara’s Garden’s very reasonable price, a full course of treatments will add up.

If you could assist us with the cost (or even just part of the cost) of a single $100 treatment it would help reduce our overall expenses greatly. 100% of the funds received will go into an account in Mike’s name and will be used for his treatments. Any contribution made would be considered a tax-deductible donation as Sara’s Garden is a 501(c)(3) non-profit facility. Checks can be made out to Sara’s Garden with Mike’s name on a sheet of paper accompanying the check. Please do NOT write his name directly on the check. You can also donate online via credit card by clicking on the DONATE NOW button below.

Thank you so much for considering to support Mike’s treatments at Sara’s Garden!

The family of Michael Kelly