https://community.aarp.org/t5/Healthy-Living/recovery/m-p/2584631#M8416 <P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regarding my new-found longevity pitted against the wilderness of my recent hospital and nursing home-rehab stays, I learned about the abundant and abiding prayers for my recovery voiced by people in Hawaii and on the mainland. I never used to believe in the efficacy of prayer, but now I am convinced that group prayers created a bedrock of wellness for me. Many times, the doctors speculated that I wouldn’t survive long after my six surgeries. In fact, one doctor said that I would die in an hour at Queen’s ICU. These medical experts were wrong time after time. Not only did I survive; I thrived, thanks in part to the bountiful prayers voiced by my own ministering angels throughout the world.</P><P>Prayer can trump a medical prognosis. Now the doctors admit that I am a miracle, and prayers (for which I am so grateful) were instrumental in assuring my regeneration. &nbsp;Amen.</P> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:23:03 GMT schlomo 2024-12-19T20:23:03Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Healthy-Living/recovery/m-p/2584631#M8416 <P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regarding my new-found longevity pitted against the wilderness of my recent hospital and nursing home-rehab stays, I learned about the abundant and abiding prayers for my recovery voiced by people in Hawaii and on the mainland. I never used to believe in the efficacy of prayer, but now I am convinced that group prayers created a bedrock of wellness for me. Many times, the doctors speculated that I wouldn’t survive long after my six surgeries. In fact, one doctor said that I would die in an hour at Queen’s ICU. These medical experts were wrong time after time. Not only did I survive; I thrived, thanks in part to the bountiful prayers voiced by my own ministering angels throughout the world.</P><P>Prayer can trump a medical prognosis. Now the doctors admit that I am a miracle, and prayers (for which I am so grateful) were instrumental in assuring my regeneration. &nbsp;Amen.</P> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:23:03 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Healthy-Living/recovery/m-p/2584631#M8416 schlomo 2024-12-19T20:23:03Z