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Shelby has type 1 Diabetes. Her doctor recommended that she not have children because it would put too much of a strain on her body. She got pregnant anyway, and her pregnancy with Jack Jr. put a strain on her kidneys, leading to a kidney transplant from her mother. She likely died of of kidney failure due to complications from the diabetes.

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