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Bethany Dill
Owner
Bethany Dill pursued pediatric therapy due to her love of children and desire to help them be the best they can be. “Pediatric physical therapy allows me
to motivate and connect with each child and their families,” she says. “They become like family to me. I love going to graduations, birthday parties, and major life events. It makes me feel so proud.”
While Dill has practiced since 1998 and been in private practice since 2000, this is Fly High’s first year being open. “This year I have had therapists connect as a true team, AKA work family,” Dill says. “I truly believe God has had his hand in every step of the way to bring us together. I am so lucky to be with
this group of therapists. They are all so talented and devoted to their patients.”
Fly High’s team includes four physical therapists: Dill herself, Lauren Breland, Sarah Whiteside,
and Rachel Boulanger: PTA Sarah Pannell; four occupational therapists: Allison Schisler, Jessica Creel, Cecelia Prentiss, and Tara Elliot; and three speech pathologists: Holly Mixon, Abby Chapman, and Julia Bruffey.
Their clinic is also contracted with the Gulf Coast Pediatric Center, a daycare for children with various disabilities. “We serve the Gulfport and Pascagoula centers and adore these facilities,” says Dill. “We are lucky to be part of these wonderful facilities.”
The Fly High team is in constant contact with their colleagues in the area and often collaborate on ideas and insurance strategies. “There are so many kids that need to be served,” Dill explains. “We need
to work together. I have never seen other clinics as competitors. I value their opinions and experience. We are much more valuable to our families and patients if we are supportive of each other and our strengths.”
Dill is a lifelong member of Junior Auxiliary, a supporter of the SoSo Strong Foundation, St. Jude’s, and the Ocean Springs Athletic Foundation, has participated in Make-a-Wish fundraisers, and donates to Ronald McDonald House Charities and the Jackson County Animal Shelter. She also supports the Ocean Springs Dance Team, Ocean Springs Soccer, Ocean Springs Cheer Team, and Ocean Springs Baseball. “My family and I also donate financially and
Bethany Dill and Charlie Dier.
Bethany Dill and Ethan Carlee.
Emily Davis and Sherri Irwin.
through donations to the Bulldog Club at MSU and Chi Omega Sorority,” Dill says. “We are members of St Paul’s United Methodist Church.”
Her family consists of three beautiful daughters: Anna Grace (23), Jane Alice (21), and Lilah Kate (17), and a supportive husband, Michael Dill. “We are so proud of each of our girls,” Dill gushes. “I am also proud of my husband who part owns his veterinary practice as well, Bienville Animal Medical Center.”
The Dills also enjoy real estate ventures in their spare time. “We have flipped a house downtown, a condo in Orange Beach, Alabama, and a condo in Perdido Key, Florida. We are huge Mississippi State fans since both Michael and I went to MSU and two of our daughters have attended there. My father, grandfather, and uncles were all MSU grads as well.”
Their family also includes a dog named Libby and two cats named Piper and Bentley, in addition to many ducks and geese that they have raised and that live in the lake behind their home.
FLY HIGH PEDIATRIC THERAPY CENTER
4214 Bienville Blvd., Ocean Springs 228.300.2857 flyhighpeds@gmail.com
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