Help Keep Shawnie’S Heart Healthy

Hi Friends & Family,

Many of you have asked how you can help Shawn, so we decided to set up a Go Fund Me! As lots of you know, on July 12th, my sister Shawn was taken by ambulance to Eisenhower Hospital due to severe heart and chest pain.

After a few days of test, the doctors discovered her heart isn’t quite working as it should be, which they believe was brought on by extreme stress.


Shawn spent a couple weeks at home loving on her pets, catching up on Hallmark movies, and being taken care of by everyone who dropped off a meal, made a phone call to check in, or sent their positive thoughts her way!

The last four years haven’t been the easiest, but as we all know, Shawn’s a fighter. After Jim passed away, she started working full- time and has been completely dedicated to providing energy healing for her clients and offering her time as a caregiver.

Shawnie is always the first to show people how much she cares about them; now it’s our turn to do the same.

We know Shawn will be forever grateful to anyone who helps her out during this difficult time. Any contributions made will be used to pay her medical bills, eliminate unnecessary financial stress due to rent and utilities, and help her get back on her feet financially after a couple weeks away from work.

A huge thank you from our whole family to everyone who continues to love and look after her. Shawn is lucky to be surrounded by so many people who care so deeply for her. 

Let’s work together to bid Shawn’s stress farewell and keep her heart strong!




A NOTE FROM SHAWN on October 8th, 2020:

To my amazing friends and family,


Wow. I can’t believe it’s been almost 3 months since I was in the hospital. I don’t know where to start, but I do know, from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank everyone who has helped me through the Go Fund Me account. My sweet sister Heidi was so worried about me stressing to pay my hospital bills, that she set this up. 


July 12th was one of the scariest days I have ever experienced. After going to the hospital by ambulance, I spent 2 1/2 days in the hospital with intense chest pain and bronchitis. (I thought it was a heart attack but thank God it wasn’t). After 3 days of tests and blood work, it turned out I have cardiomyopathy, and my heart muscle l was pumping 20% less than it should be. 


I was told it was caused by stress that has accumulated over the last 5 years. This was such a hard thing to hear, especially because I never felt sick or had any symptoms. I lost my partner, my parents have been in and out of the hospital, but I had no idea how much I was in denial of the stress I was feeling. 


After being home for a few weeks once I was out of the hospital, I had time to meditate and rest. I realized how humble I felt. I am an energy healer and now going through this just didn’t seem right — but I did know there was a lesson or an opportunity to learn from this experience. The day I got home, my neighbors started bringing me meals. I had a hard time accepting this. One neighbor even wanted to come and clean my home. There was no way I was going to let her do that! Then one day, while meditating, the message I got was huge. I was told that my lesson in all of this is to learn to receive. 


I had such a hard time letting my sister set up this Go Fund Me account. I was told that if I can’t allow myself to receive the gift of a meal, or to have you amazing people help me with money. How will I ever really be able to allow the gifts that are here for me to experience in this life unfold if I can’t accept things?


I lost my partner 5 years ago. I always thought we would grow old together. But when he died from a broken neck bike riding in the mountain where we live, life changed. Two weeks before this all happened to me, a song came on the radio and it made me think of Jim and I began to cry. I remember thinking to myself that I still have some emotions to work on because if I don’t do that, it’s going to hurt my heart. 


Well — I guess God was giving me a message!


So that is what I am doing now. I’m working on my emotions, back to meditating twice a day, and walking in my beautiful mountains. I’ve gone back to work now, but I’m doing a better job at managing both my time and my stress. If I need to, I take time off or I leave work early if I’m feeling too tired. I’m working on me. And I’m trying to accept the stress that I feel rather than be in denial of it (something I know is hard for us all, but it’s important to take it one step at a time).


I know that I want to be open to receive a relationship one day, and I see now that being able to receive and knowing you deserve it has no boundaries. 


Receiving is receiving.


So, I thank each one of you for helping me in many ways. Thank you for helping to pay my medical bills, but mostly, for helping me to heal what’s uncomfortable, for helping me accept what I deserve to receive in life.


Thank you so very much. I am grateful for each one of you for blessing my life. And I’m looking forward to my next, new chapter. 


Blessings and Love, 
Shawn


“May you find moments of joy in your day.”