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Skyview grad overcomes ‘brain on fire’ with hyperbaric chamber, IV treatment

Alec Marshall also credits recovery from chemical traumatic brain injury to lots of family, community support

By Joshua Hart, Columbian sports reporter
Published: September 4, 2020, 6:03am
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Alec Marshall poses in front of a hard-shell hyperbaric chamber at In Light Hyperbarics. The chamber is called "Moby Dick" because it looks like a big, white whale.
Alec Marshall poses in front of a hard-shell hyperbaric chamber at In Light Hyperbarics. The chamber is called "Moby Dick" because it looks like a big, white whale. (Courtesy of Alec Marshall) Photo Gallery

Alec Marshall felt possessed.

“Something had come over me,” he described.

The usually joyful and compassionate 18-year old — nearing graduation at Skyview High School with plans to attend Washington State University in the fall — was suddenly unable to connect emotionally with anyone.

He couldn’t sit still and cried for no reason.

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