On July 8th, 2000, Sara Joy Rychener and Jay David Burkholder pledged their lives to the Lord and to each other in marriage. Their expressed desire was to serve Him wherever He would lead them. On March 15th, 2002, their plans and dreams of raising a family together were altered as Sara gave birth to their first child. Jackson David was delivered by emergency cesarean section.

A few hours later his mommy was taken to her new home in heaven to be with her precious Lord. Due to the complication of being without oxygen during delivery, Jackson was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. His father and grandparents refused to accept the grim predictions about what Jackson would not be. Through research, we have located an alternative treatment process called Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT).

Jackson & Grandpa Rychener

During our search and subsequent journeys for treatment for Jackson, we have met numerous families who are emotionally, physically and financially strained during their own quests for treatments. We are seeking to serve these families through a non-profit organization called “Sara’s Garden.”

Sara’s Garden provides quality of health and health education services to those who are underinsured, medically limited and/or financially unable to acquire services.

Patients are treated for elective rather than emergency treatment.