{"id":11431,"date":"2025-09-22T15:06:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graceworks-old.citizen55.com\/?p=11431"},"modified":"2026-01-06T19:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:02:19","slug":"recovery-rooted-in-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graceworks.org\/recovery-rooted-in-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovery Rooted in Relationship – Bethany Village Home Health Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

After surgery in 2022, Dr. Carroll didn\u2019t follow the usual path of getting a physician\u2019s opinion for physical therapy through a home health agency. He didn\u2019t need it; his sister highly recommended Bethany Village Home Health Care. That decision led him to meet physical therapist Doug Fitzsimmons, and a trusted partnership in healing began.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Doug speaks with admiration about Dr. Carroll\u2019s many accomplishments: two PhDs in Physiology Health Sciences\u2014one from Ball State and another from The Ohio State University\u2014his leadership as Acting Chairman during a major college transition, and his service as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Dr. Carroll is just as quick to highlight Doug\u2019s impact. Dr. Carroll always requests Doug as his therapist. He credits Doug\u2019s care, compassion, and focus on wellness and prevention as essential to his recovery. \u201cAfter one of my surgeries, I couldn\u2019t walk, bathe myself, or care for my basic needs,\u201d Dr. Carroll shares.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cNow, thanks to Doug and the Bethany Village Home Health Care team, I can walk with a walker, take care of myself, and live more independently.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\r\nDr. Carroll, Bethany Village Home Health Care client<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Doug believes their success also stems from Dr. Carroll taking an active role in his own care. \u201cHe stays informed, asks questions, and really invests in his health,\u201d Doug says. Dr. Carroll laughs, modestly attributing that to \u201cguilt\u201d over having had to close the Physical Therapy program at Ball State. Doug gently adds, \u201cWhat he\u2019s not saying is that he personally helped every student find a new program so they could continue their education. That\u2019s just the kind of man he is.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Ongoing physical therapy helps Dr. Carroll to continue living independently in his Xenia home. Bethany Village Home Health Care<\/a> brings in-home nursing care and therapy services to Dayton and six surrounding counties, allowing people to work toward their individual goals in the comfort of a familiar setting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What began as a professional connection has grown into deep mutual respect. The supportive relationship of Dr. Carroll and Doug is a testament to the kind of care where healing is personal, and meaningful work leads to fuller, more fulfilling lives for everyone involved.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After surgery in 2022, Dr. Carroll didn\u2019t follow the usual path of getting a physician\u2019s opinion for physical therapy through a home health agency. He didn\u2019t need it; his sister highly recommended Bethany Village Home Health Care. That decision led him to meet physical therapist Doug Fitzsimmons, and a trusted partnership in healing began. Doug speaks with admiration about Dr. Carroll\u2019s many accomplishments: two PhDs in Physiology Health Sciences\u2014one from Ball State and another from The Ohio State University\u2014his leadership as Acting Chairman during a major college transition, and his service as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. Dr….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11434,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,1,12],"tags":[9,10],"class_list":["post-11431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-home","category-news","category-our-people","tag-graceful-living-newsletter","tag-meaningful-work-fulfilling-lives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/graceworks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/graceworks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/graceworks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graceworks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graceworks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11431"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/graceworks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11533,"href":"https:\/\/graceworks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11431\/revisions\/11533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graceworks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/graceworks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graceworks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graceworks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}