Shelynn's Fight for Health
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The journey of life can throw us crisis when we are least prepared. That’s when faith becomes activated and we walk out in a way deeper level than we ever thought possible. In my story, I’ve been battling heath issues on and off over the last seventeen years. The first health crisis hit me in 2000. My body completely shut down. I could hardly talk and was so weak I couldn’t lift my arms. The Doctor said it was stress, but I knew something more serious was wrong.
Then I went to a Naturopath. She told me I had a severe case of Candida, and a blockage in my colon; and prescribed colonic therapy, juicing, supplements, and a Ketogenic diet. During this season, I took responsibility for my own health and became a “health nut.” For years as long as I kept my diet clean, I maintained my health. I ate for my blood type, exercised, took supplements, and worked hard at staying well. Weird symptoms popped up periodically, like tremors in my hands, dizziness, adrenal fatigue, and depression. I attributed those anomalies as a normal part of birthing and raising four children.
Fast forwarding to 2013, all the old symptoms from 2000 returned with a vengeance, panic attacks, high blood pressure, swollen feet and hands, exhaustion paranoia, depression, and suicidal thoughts. I felt so much anxiety that I couldn’t leave the house. I went from one Doctor’s office to the next, from Neurologist to Holistic, to OB, to you name it, and multiple visits a week. Soon I couldn’t walk straight, my left leg would drag, shooting pain in all of my joints. Some days my mind would stop processing thoughts, and all I could say was, “My brain won’t work.” My body had tremors similar to Parkinson’s disease.
Recently I’ve found a few answers. Praise the name of Jesus. I have a mutation on my gene called MTHFR. It doesn’t allow my body to detoxify, because it lacks glutathione, which can lead to MS or result from Lyme disease. Other tests showed I have a high level of bacteria in my blood and heavy metal toxicity, high levels of lead, cadmium, and thallium, due to an inability for my body to detoxify.
The recommended treatments with supplements will cost approximately $1800- $2500 per month: Glutathione IV Therapy, Chelation IV Therapy, Moxy IV Therapy, Acupuncture Therapy twice a week, and Ultra UBI Radiation Light Therapy.
My job as an Esthetician requires daily handling of chemicals. I love my job and the bright spot of my day are the women I serve. For now I’ve had to quit my job because I’ve felt deathly sick. I’m not sure if I can ever go back due to the fact that the chemicals are literally killing me.
All the treatments I need are not covered by my insurance. They say they are experimental treatments, even though daily those treatments are helping people. I have run out of money for these treatments. We have spent our savings these past few years, helping me to stay healthy. We might have to rent our home out and move in to a small apartment to afford treatments.
I felt compelled to share my story on social media to be real and to share my heart. Also because I’m unable to go out and meet with people, social media has become a new way for me to stay in touch with my friends and family. The past few months this sickness has completely debilitated me. I’m hardly able to shower, let alone do much. I spend most my days in my house looking outside, longing for answers. I’m not looking for pity, but rather to have my health restored, to be who I was, the wife, mother, and friend that I long to be. – Shelynn McSwain
Then I went to a Naturopath. She told me I had a severe case of Candida, and a blockage in my colon; and prescribed colonic therapy, juicing, supplements, and a Ketogenic diet. During this season, I took responsibility for my own health and became a “health nut.” For years as long as I kept my diet clean, I maintained my health. I ate for my blood type, exercised, took supplements, and worked hard at staying well. Weird symptoms popped up periodically, like tremors in my hands, dizziness, adrenal fatigue, and depression. I attributed those anomalies as a normal part of birthing and raising four children.
Fast forwarding to 2013, all the old symptoms from 2000 returned with a vengeance, panic attacks, high blood pressure, swollen feet and hands, exhaustion paranoia, depression, and suicidal thoughts. I felt so much anxiety that I couldn’t leave the house. I went from one Doctor’s office to the next, from Neurologist to Holistic, to OB, to you name it, and multiple visits a week. Soon I couldn’t walk straight, my left leg would drag, shooting pain in all of my joints. Some days my mind would stop processing thoughts, and all I could say was, “My brain won’t work.” My body had tremors similar to Parkinson’s disease.
Recently I’ve found a few answers. Praise the name of Jesus. I have a mutation on my gene called MTHFR. It doesn’t allow my body to detoxify, because it lacks glutathione, which can lead to MS or result from Lyme disease. Other tests showed I have a high level of bacteria in my blood and heavy metal toxicity, high levels of lead, cadmium, and thallium, due to an inability for my body to detoxify.
The recommended treatments with supplements will cost approximately $1800- $2500 per month: Glutathione IV Therapy, Chelation IV Therapy, Moxy IV Therapy, Acupuncture Therapy twice a week, and Ultra UBI Radiation Light Therapy.
My job as an Esthetician requires daily handling of chemicals. I love my job and the bright spot of my day are the women I serve. For now I’ve had to quit my job because I’ve felt deathly sick. I’m not sure if I can ever go back due to the fact that the chemicals are literally killing me.
All the treatments I need are not covered by my insurance. They say they are experimental treatments, even though daily those treatments are helping people. I have run out of money for these treatments. We have spent our savings these past few years, helping me to stay healthy. We might have to rent our home out and move in to a small apartment to afford treatments.
I felt compelled to share my story on social media to be real and to share my heart. Also because I’m unable to go out and meet with people, social media has become a new way for me to stay in touch with my friends and family. The past few months this sickness has completely debilitated me. I’m hardly able to shower, let alone do much. I spend most my days in my house looking outside, longing for answers. I’m not looking for pity, but rather to have my health restored, to be who I was, the wife, mother, and friend that I long to be. – Shelynn McSwain
Organizer and beneficiary
Diane Millar
Organizer
Anchorage, AK
Shelynn Mcswain
Beneficiary