I first met Benjamin (Baby Ben) five weeks ago at our office in West Fargo, ND. He was 3 months old at the time and was a sad, frustrated, irritable, discontent baby. He was in pain. He was not doing the ‘normal’ things happy babies do. The first hour of our time together, I caught a sneak peak on what that family has been struggling through since he was born, but was getting worse. Instead of being held like a baby (in a rocking position), the only comfortable place (for a few minutes) was to be straight up and down. He did not act like an infant – his arms and legs were rigid, his stomach hard, yet his head wasn’t strong enough to be held on its own. He wasn’t sleeping, had colic for 8-10 hours in the day (and getting worse), and was discontent in all activities.
I will never forget that first day – the pain of this sweet, innocent boy; the endless love and concern of his beautiful mother; and the mother’s knowing that little Baby Ben could get better and be happier. By the time the nerve scan was complete, he had been screaming for 30 minutes and was sweating. It was heartbreaking.
I gave the mother a brief synopsis of the stress on his nervous system, and it was completely evident why he was in pain. His nervous system was taxed severely. His mother saw the scan and cried. Although she knew she was in the right place, there are no words to describe the pain a mother and father feel when their child is hurting. All I could do was hug her and reassure her that Baby Ben’s body was going to heal. She was happy, yet devastated on the reality of the situation. This was the first introduction to chiropractic for this family – and wow, how it has changed their life.
The second visit was the similar. He cried for over an hour straight and was sweating by the time they left. Yet this time, he got adjusted – and their lives would never be the same after that first adjustment.
To bring this story to the present, we had his re-evaluation yesterday and as we were talking, she told me that after the first appointment (5 weeks ago), she went home to tell her husband of her experience and the initial stress scan results, and they sat and cried. As we completed the scan at the re-evaluation (which Baby Ben didn’t cry through), the results were absolutely astounding! After an intense series of adjustments over the last 5 weeks, 95% of the stress in his nervous system was gone and his function had been restored! When removing the subluxations (interference to the nervous system), his body was able to heal. Not only did his body heal, but his family’s life also changed forever. This time there were tears – but tears of complete joy and gratitude.
Thank you…to Baby Ben, his mommy and daddy and big brother for allowing me to be a part of your life. Once again, a miracle witnessed…and I am forever grateful for you.
Baby Ben’s chiropractic experience below.
