From Taking Care of Patients to Becoming a Patient

By Shavon D. McDaniel

This highly informative pregnancy self-help book is about how Shavon D. McDaniel's life changed from her pregnancy and from the silent killer of heart disease which was caused by it. Her delivery went from what she thought would be the happiest moment of her life as a brand new mother, to what turned out to be a near death experience. But she di

• Language: English
• Publisher: Palmetto Publishing
• Release date: Oct 14, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638376484

Shavon D. McDaniel

Shavon D. McDaniel was born in Mississippi and raised in Chicago to a great mother who was the driving force behind everything she does and hopes to become. Shavon considers her biggest accomplishment has been becoming a mother watching her children grow up to see her sons walk across the stage at graduation. Shavon is proud of becoming an author to her first book. She is also proud of becoming a certified nursing assistant and later a hairstylist. She enjoys going to church, listening to gospel music, reading books, meditating, shopping, going out to eat, as well as hanging with family. To my beautiful daughters Cyne and Camaya, I love you with all my heart.

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Introduction

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hanks for taking the time to read this book. I hope it brings awareness and understanding to women dealing with health issues or to new mothers who are unaware of a rare heart condition call PPCM and postpartum depression from a pregnancy, either during the last stages of pregnancy or months after giving birth. So come along on my journey, from taking care of patients to becoming a patient, as I share my life with you. I hope and pray that reading my book gives you a heads-up and insight as to what to look for through your journey and stages of becoming a new mother. Sharing how I went through and unknown illness to overcoming and living pass my up's and down's God gives us all and story it's up to you as to how you overcome it.

chapter one

Life

Before I formed you in your mother's womb I knew you and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.

—Jeremiah 1:5

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t all starts before the womb, where your life is already destined for greatness. What may look like the ending for you is only the beginning for God. When you hear the word life, it sounds so alive, so bless another chance and hope. It's a feeling that one has when one is about to become a parent for the first time. Life is so precious; we cannot take it for granted. It's like a forever jewel that you hate to lose. Know that we all have one thing in common: we are all born into this world, and we all have to leave this world. No one is exempt from that part of life. Beautiful is what I call it because each and every day that we are able to open our eyes and have air in our bodies gives us a new chance in life. Life can come with many surprises and unexpected changes, special memories, and moments that we should cherish.

I like to say that butterflies are an amazing way to describe the steps in our life. When a butterfly is formed, it starts off as a tiny egg. Sound familiar? We also start off like tiny eggs, and the butterfly starts off as a baby caterpillar. It breaks out of the egg, just like when a baby is ready to come into the world. There is a