OHH Featured: Lending a Helping Hand

A little more than a year ago, in early July 2016, Bryce Sauser was vacationing at his house on Lake Limestone. He was swimming in the lake, enjoying the long July 4th weekend, when his life changed forever. Sauser dove into the lake but hit a shallow bottom, broke his neck and drowned. He was pulled from the lake, his brother administered CPR and, 13 minutes later, Sauser was revived—but paralyzed. At the time, Sauser worked as an account representative for Halliburton. But after his accident he was rendered immobile and confined to an electric wheelchair. His family was facing escalating medical bills in addition to needing to refit the family’s home to make it more accessible for him.

A helping hand from within Sauser’s own industry reached out and provided him and his family the aid they needed. Oilfield Helping Hands (OHH), a Houston-based nonprofit organization providing financial help to those working in the oil and gas industry, paid for an accessible bed and other fittings for Sauser’s League City, Texas, home, where he lives with his wife, their 2-year-old daughter and his mother. Sauser said that although much of his body is still paralyzed, he is slowly regaining mobility in his arms. He said the assistance from OHH came at a time of need for him and his family and that he was grateful for the help. READ FULL ARTICLE