Award Winning Nurse
Faces Life Threatening Pregnancy
Baby with cyst helped by a book
Shannon
Shipp could not believe her earsher doctor had just given her the worst
possible news: her baby had a cyst on the brain and would probably not live longer
than a year, if it were born alive at all.
An award-winning registered nurse from Texas, Shannon had been having a lot
of trouble with this pregnancy: severe nausea and vomiting every day, irregular
heartbeat, weight loss and feeling exhausted all the time. And now all the tests
had revealed the cyst indicated a disease called Trisomy 18, which is similar
to Down's syndrome.
Shannon earned the number one spot in Texas and number seven in the nation,
in the Vocational and Industrial Clubs of America competition in health knowledge.
She loved being a nurse and helping othersbut now she was facing the most difficult
time of her young life.
Diagnosed for the first time in 1960, Trisomy 18 is a chromosomal disorder
resulting in specific features and organ malformation. It occurs in one in 8000
live births. Severe mental retardation and heart disease is also associated with
Trisomy.
"50 percent of the babies are still born and 50 percent of those who survive
the birth only live for a short time," says Shannon. "I got really depressed
and upset and my husband and I started fighting all the time. It was very stressful
on everybody." Some statistics show that the rate of broken marriages increases
by ten times for the family with a severely impaired new born than with a normal
child.
One of the most obvious impacts on the family is the financial burden. Although
it totally depends on the child's medical need, the cost of intensive care and
surgery may easily go up to thousands of dollars very quickly. While insurance
may cover some expenses in most cases, financial disaster for the family is unavoidable.
"I called a friend in TexasI was in tearsand she suggested
I read Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health by L. Ron Hubbard,"
said Shannon. "After I read the book I knew this technique could help me.
I found a wonderful Dianetic auditor in California and went there for two weeks."
The auditing was very easy and comfortable, says Shannon. "I walked away
a new person," she enthuses. "No more stress, anxiety or unhappiness.
I gained five pounds while I was there because the nausea and vomiting stopped.
The heart palpitations went awayjust disappearedand I was able to stop all
medication I had been taking. I felt great."
"My energy level went through the roof." Says Shannon delightedly.
"Before the sessions I was sleeping 16-18 hours a day. I had no energy and
the medication was affecting the baby."
Shannon so much wanted to have a natural birth, but she was scared of the pain.
"I didn't want to have to take drugs," she says. "Now I feel confident
that I can do it without any drugs. There's no doubt in my mind."
As soon as she returned home Shannon went to see her doctor and had another
scan. "The cyst has shrunk in sizeit's almost gone," Shannon says
excitedly. " I think Dianetics saved my life and my baby's life. It was just
amazing."
"My Doctor is amazed at how good I look, how much energy I have and that
I have no more upset about the cyst," says Shannon. The doctor remarked that
both she and the baby seem to be very healthy now.
"She said that most of her patients aren't doing this well," laughs
Shannon. "It is such a relief to feel this goodphysically, emotionally
and mentally."
The baby was born successfully in late July, 2003.
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