wenglund wrote:I won't aggitate the religious mockers here by describing what religious practices I have employed on behalf of your daughter, but please known that my heart is with her and you and your family as well as all those looking after her welfare. I sincerely wish all the best.
Thanks, -Wade Englund-
Like everyone here, I hope that Runtu's daughter stages a full and quick recovery.
Mockery aside, I think that an honest discussion of the effectiveness of fasting and praying is appropriate. It is too bad that it has to occur in the midst of Runtu's daughter's misfortune. If fasting or praying were truly effective, then I would imagine that only atheists (or those who pray to the wrong God) would be the ones getting sick, dying, or suffering misfortunes.
What kind of person would God be if, on the one hand, he's perfectly willing to let someone suffer and die withou intervening, but on the other hand, decides to intervene only because some perfect stranger decided to skip a few meals?
I know that if my child is sick or suffering, I don't callously sit by and do nothing until somebody decides to go hungry for a few hours.
The entire premise underlying fasting strikes me as quite odd, and it does not portray a flattering image of a supposed loving and all powerful father figure.
If you would like to start a thread to discuss this, I would be pleased to participate.
My (then) four year old son went about six weeks where he could not keep anything down. I discovered that fruit popsicles really helped. It gave him the necessary fluid, nutrients, and I think the coldness helped it stay down much better than just clear liquids.
Runtu wrote:She's probably coming home this afternoon. For whatever reason, it seems to have stopped. She kept breakfast down, and if she does well with lunch, she's coming home.
Thank you for the prayers and concern. It had to have helped.
You know, with everything you've mentioned in symptoms, I can't help but wonder if it is an inflamed pancreas. If there is trouble with the gall bladder (ie. sludge, stones), these can cause problems with the pancreas. This in turn can cause vomiting, stomach pains, high fever.
truth dancer wrote:My belief is that good thoughts, well wishes, healing intentions, white light, visualizations, positive energy, prayers, Reiki, or whatever else one wants to call it... make a difference.
Even if only in the support, sense of care, thoughts of peace and confort extended to those struggling or suffering.
I join with all here and add my concern, care, and love to you and your family Runtu.... ~dancer~
Runtu, along my thoughts as well for you and your family.
Here's a drink to Runtu's dauter (my seventh tonight. The floor keeps sayinngh ello.)! May she get well, so that many men may lust after her! And so Runtu gets the opportunity to use a shotgun!