Angel Gomez, a 19-year-old Marine, was a month and a half into his second tour in Iraq when the vehicle he was driving hit a roadside bomb. Two weeks later, he awoke in a VA hospital in Maryland with a serious blast injury and shrapnel wounds that destroyed part of his skull and damaged areas of his brain. He had several reconstructive surgeries and spent three years in rehab relearning how to talk, walk, and perform other activities of daily living.

His progress was remarkable. Angel learned to walk on his own and to write and eat with his left hand to compensate for his partially paralyzed right arm. His speech and cognitive function improved, but he still had some frustrating memory deficits. So he came to the Whitaker Wellness Institute for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT).

After 80 HBOT treatments, Angel has made unprecedented progress. He’s quicker, in both his speech and thought processes, and his memory is getting better all the time. Angel reports that he’s texting his friends, something he wasn’t able to do before. He’s feeling more energetic, confident, and in control of his future. He’s also noticed improvements in his right arm. It’s more flexible and feels stronger.

— from Health & Healing by Julian Whitaker, MD