My son Aiden's story.

My son Aiden's story.

In my last 9 years in practice as a Chiropractor in Portland and Beaverton, Oregon I have performed as many as 5,000 to 10,000 adjustments per year to Oregonians and Washingtonians of nearly all ages. My most impressive adjustment was the one that may have save my newborn son's life by allowing him to clear his lungs of meconium and take his first full clear breath after the medical staff at our local hospital had run out of treatment options for him and they told me there was nothing they could do. (No offense to the hospital, I still believe to this day, that they are the finest hospital in Oregon or I wouldn't have gone there in the first place for this emergency situation.) Fortunately I rejected their diagnosis and prognosis and came up with my own treatment plan and prognosis. Their plan was to wait for him to maybe live or die. They never checked his neck to see that they had subluxated or dislocated it during the birthing process causing not to be able clear his lungs of aspirated meconium. Essentially his neck was stuck, misaligned and rotated fully to the left. Try turning your own neck all the way to one side and you will see that you throat begins to close as you approach 90 degrees of cervical rotation. His neck was beyond that. The doctors and nurses didn't seem to think that was a problem or there was anything that could be done about it. They took an X-ray and showed me that his lungs were indeed full of meconium. They hooked him up to a breathing and heart rate monitor and placed him under a heat lamp and then left us. They left one nurse in the room to take notes. I was watching my son drown in his own poop and die right in front of me. He simply couldn't get any air in his lungs. I placed my hands gently around his head and tried to gently turn his head toward mine so I could see his eye. I wanted to get a feel for what he needed to get through this urgent situation. As I tried to turn his neck and his whole body went into full convulsions and his heart rate maxed out above 220 BPM (normal 100-160) his respiratory rate was also around 220 (normally 40). In that very moment I went from exhausted, worried new father to a Chiropractor on a mission. I experienced complete clarity of what the problem was, and what the situation needed to resolve it. I immediately adjusted his neck with a swift upper cervical adjustment using both hands. I heard a cavitation or popping noise come from his neck. He turned his head fully to the right then fully to the left. He arched his tiny chest upwards and proceeded to "poop" meconium out of his mouth and nose simultaneously in one explosive thrust (if flew up nearly 2 feet). And then like angels singing, he took in a huge breath and began to cry. He was breathing. His cries were the most beautiful sound I had ever heard. Immediately his breathing and heart rate normalized. And then it hit me, I realized the greatness and importance of this situation and opportunity. My whole life, all of my education and experience, all of the thousands of people I had adjusted prior to my son on his day of birth had led me to this one moment, this one test. This one act of faith that his life literally laid in my hands when the medical system had literally walked out of the door on him in his greatest time of need. All of my Chiropractic training and experience was meant for this one moment. He not only survived but thrived from that moment forward. He was released from care & observation in less than 3 days. The doctors said that if he survived he would need at least a month of observation. I'm glad they were wrong.

How is Aiden doing today?
Today Aiden is 4 years old and soon to be 5. He is healthy, happy, loving and smart. He is as normal as I think a boy should be when given every opportunity to be healthy and thrive. He is and has always been drug and medicine free, including vaccines. He studies immersion Japanese at school and Urdu and Arabic with grandma. He is teaching himself Spanish via the TV and summer school and wants to start learning Mandarin soon. He loves swimming in the ocean, kayaking, boating, fishing, swinging from ropes and gathering eggs from our chickens. He has never passed up jumping in a puddle of water. He loves to paint with his hands or a brush. He loves playing on our iPhones. He loves to draw hearts and give them to both mom and dad. He eats his liquid vitamins and Omega-3 rich fish oils most days. His favorite foods are tobiko, onigiri, seaweed, most sushi, anything chocolate, mangos, madelins, buffalo jerky and olives. He enjoys reading before bed and staying up later than he should. He loves his karate lessons and playing in the park. His favorite places in the world are the beaches in St. Lucia, followed by Kauai and then St. Thomas. I love my son and I cherish every moment we are together. He is more than a miracle, he is my purpose.

Yours in health,
Dr. Christopher Pierce
Chiropractor


Chiropractic First, llc
222 SE 8th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
12820 SW Second St, Beaverton, OR 97005
503-626-5761
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