Participating in this dive are TJ Kozlowski, severely autistic, accompanied by his mother, Kitt eight-year-old Henry Ward, also autistic Rosa Santiago, who has cerebral palsy, and her mother, Teresa and Matt. On the day of the fire, Young has taken over command of the final “dive” of the day, the term used to describe an HBOT session, while Pak ensures that a group of protestors does not return to the area around the chamber. The novel tells the story of what happened on the day a fire started near an HBOT chamber, known as Miracle Submarine, resulting in two deaths and numerous injuries.Ī series of narrators tell the story: Young Yoo and her husband, Pak Yoo, who emigrated from Korea and now own the HBOT chamber Matt Thompson, a medical doctor being treated for infertility Teresa Santiago, parent of Rosa, being treated with HBOT Mary Yoo, Young and Pak’s daughter Elizabeth Ward, accused of starting the fire, whose son Henry was killed in the fire and Janine Cho, Matt’s wife and an investor in Miracle Submarine. However, there are risks to this treatment, especially fire. Many people believe HBOT can also treat cancer, autism, and diabetes. HBOT traditionally treats carbon monoxide poisoning and decompression sickness in divers. Because damaged cells need oxygen to heal, such therapy can speed recovery. Breathing in oxygen at a higher atmospheric pressure allows the oxygen to be dissolved at greater levels than normal. Miracle Creek begins with a definition of HBOT, the central focus of the story.
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