Irish faith healer seeks to cure Natasha McShane

Healer convinced he can help victim of Chicago baseball bat attack

JAMES O'BRIEN,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Thursday, July 1, 2010, 5:52 PM

Updated Thursday, July 1, 2010, 5:52 PM

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An Irish faith healer wants to help Natasha McShane

A renowned Irish faith leader has visited seriously injured Irish girl Natasha McShane in a Chicago hospital and stated he is convinced she will fully recover.

Danny Gallager from Derry, the seventh son of a seventh son which many Irish believe confers healing powers, visited her on five separate occasions at the rehabilitation unit where she is recovering.

McShane was beaten with a baseball bat after leaving a bar and restaurant during a robbery attempt. She was originally in a coma but has since shown signs of recovery.

Her family from Ireland have maintained a bedside vigil.

In a statement Gallagher said:

"I got a request from Natasha's family to visit her in Chicago. I arranged it at very short notice and did healing for her, visiting her on five different days on my arrival on June 18th and following days.

"I was only one of many healers including healing priests who visited her since she was attacked.

"Thank God Natasha can walk with someone holding her lightly, talk slowly and recognize everyone. As a healer over the years I have seen many sad cases however, I am hopeful in time Natasha will make a completer recovery. Thank God.

"I do not wish to comment further.I will leave that to her parents."

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Mairin67 | Jun 29, 2010, 02:10 AM EDT

Chicago is not a really bad place...most of the time. Like any big city, there is crime. It just seems there is an awful lot of it lately.....Natasha's story is just one of many similar injuries/killings taking place on the streets - mostly gang related. I just ran into a friend the other day at a neighborhood diner who helped with the fundraising and she thought there was over $600,00 raised for Natasha. Chicago is a good place afterall. Full of neighborhoods and families just trying to live their lives and helping others when the need arises.

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Watereskhill | Jun 28, 2010, 10:57 PM EDT

A seventh son of a seventh son holds sway in the Irish psyche. Buttoned as a 'Faith Healer'. Faith is not the issue here. This young girl had and has her own connection to the Divine. Enough already of this superstitious stuff.

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JBRAFTREE | Jun 28, 2010, 05:24 PM EDT

I believe the elevator for "Christisall" does not go up.

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Mousey123 | Jun 28, 2010, 09:29 AM EDT

And more people do NOT die of ATTACKS IN CHICAGO than in Iraq or Afghanistan. That is ridiculous. But then, if I may made an ad hominem observation, this person is signed "Christisall."

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Mousey123 | Jun 28, 2010, 09:24 AM EDT

So the seventh son of a seventh son "is convinced" that this young woman will fully recover. Well maybe she will -- they young have remarkable recuperative powers. That's why we harvest their stem cells. My question, however, is why is this visit "news"? Surely Irish Central doesn't think that the seventh son has actual powers that can be empirically measured and cited as the absolute cause of healing. What we have here is a terrible assault, a recuperating teen, desperate parents, the kind willingness of a so-called "faith heeler" to acquiesce to their request and give them comfort and -- NOTHING ELSE.

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Christisall | Jun 27, 2010, 12:11 PM EDT

chicagois a really bad place.

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Christisall | Jun 27, 2010, 12:10 PM EDT

More people die from attacks in chicago than in iraq or afghanistan.

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