Power of prayer, or did Science save a girl?
Mathis and her motherI’m the type of person that believes that positive energy can manifest good things in someone’s life. Good fortune, peaceful life and even some healing can be obtained through a trained and focused meditative state. That’s what I believe anyways.
When an 8 year old was struck by a car and consequently received a brain hemorrhage, Dave Schrader from Darkness Radio asked his paranormal show listeners to pray for this little girl. He had also asked them through his MySpace page.
Within a few days, the girl made a full recovery.
The mother, being a paranormal investigator, states that this was the result of the collective prayers.
So my question is: “Do disassociated prayers, that have no close and focused connections, really helped and heal a brain hemorrhage? or are we overlooking the talent of the doctors and staff at the hospital that treated the young girl?”
MINNEAPOLIS – A South Saint Paul family believes the world’s paranormal community helped heal their little girl through the power of prayer.
While most 8-year-olds are out enjoying their summer vacations, Gabby Mathis is stuck in the house.
Last Sunday, Mathis was riding her bike down the alley to her grandfather’s house when she was hit by a car.
By the time Mathis got to the hospital, she was bleeding in her brain and doctor’s didn’t know if she would ever wake up.
That’s when Dave Schrader, who hosts a local radio show about the paranormal, heard about the accident and asked his listeners to pray for Mathis both on the air and on his Myspace page.
By Tuesday, Mathis was awake and acting like nothing was wrong, much to her doctors’ surprise. As a paranormal investigator, Mathis’ mom has seen her share of strange sights, but she says this one tops them all.
Mathis will have to undergo therapy for some short term memory loss, but other than that, doctors say she should make a full recovery.
Written by Javier Ortega - javier@ghosttheory.com
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I believe that the power of positive thinking is a real thing, but I doubt the chance of the total recovery promised by the report would be possible if the girl didn’t receive medical treatment. The power of positive thoughts, in my opinion, when used for medical conditions or injuries, is a great supplement to medical attention, but won’t get the job done on its own.
i know Dave from years ago when i first got in this field inb 2001, he is a real nice guy and wasn’t looking for media of ratings! great work Dave
Eric Krause,
It’s funny how the news report focuses on the prayer aspect of it and not the medical side of things.
Good to hear the little girl is OK.
thanks for the comment.
-Javier
Jeff,
I wasn’t trying to imply anything about Dave Schrader or his show in this article.
I’m simply stating how Fox News turned this into a “Prayer heals girl” type of story.
-Javier
little does anyone know, it was actually four drunken gnomes and a dancing unicorn who cured this little girl.
i won’t go into detail, you can use your imaginations.
interesting point about fox news, javier.
look at this recent fox news article titled “medium john edward explains ability”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526883,00.html
fwiw, the article explains nothing, and to me seems like a pat on the back to edward.
fox news, another bastion of unbiased journalistic integrity.
Anonymous,
Thanks for the link.
Honestly all I could think of when reading the superficial questions Edwards was asked, was that South Park episode that they did on John Edwards.
Thanks for sharing.
-Javier
sorry, that “anonymous” was me — i guess i forgot to enter my name in my giddy eagerness to share that particular tidbit of fox news journalistic wisdom.