Former Virginia Beach police officer hit by drunk driver finishes treatment

Norfolk, Va. (WTKR) A former Virginia Beach police officer, suffering from a traumatic brain injury after being hit by a drunk driver, has finished 40 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

NewsChannel 3 first brought you Ted Marriners story in early September.

Read about it here: New hope for Virginia Beach Police Officer hit by a drunk driver.

On Veterans Day, Marriner completed his final treatment and says the differences in his life have been noticeable.

I would say the drop in the number and severity of headaches and the addition of actual sleep, to me that was a big difference, Marriner told NewsChannel 3s Todd Corillo Tuesday.

You feel like youve come out of a fog. You dont have all the daily confusion. You can actually live life without working at it so hard, he continued.

Staff at Hampton Roads Hyperbaric Therapy held a fundraiser to help cover the cost of Marriners treatment since his insurance wouldnt pay for it.

NewsChannel 3 viewers also Took Action and Got Results.

The words thank you dont even cover remotely the feelings that I have and that my wife has, Marriner said.

Its very rewarding getting to see them coming in and having them leave a different person and happy, Sarah Stoltman-Miller with Hampton Roads Hyperbaric Therapy commented.

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Former Virginia Beach police officer hit by drunk driver finishes treatment