Posted on 04/21/2011 8:30:38 AM PDT by wagglebee
I wonder, has there EVER been a case of someone with no brain function breathing on their own?
God is good, no?
Thanks for the post, may God continue to bless this family with the advocates that they needed.
And they'll know we our Christians by our love ...
Praise and thanks to God. Heartfelt thanks to Priests for Life and all those involved in Joseph's rescue from the clutches of the Culture of Death. Every human life is of incalculable value and a gift from God to all who have eyes to see and ears to hear.
Happy and Blessed Easter to all.
Yes, thankfully they were wrong. I still pray for a miracle in this case.
I know it would be a miracle if this disease turns out not to be terminal, but I can’t help hoping that somehow a miracle will happen.
Thanks God and His Holy Saints
Heh...Jinx!
I just prayed a little breath prayer that Baby Joseph's condition be reversed from its terminal condition and give us a very nice Easter present! It would be nice for baby Joseph to open his eyes, recognize his father, and smile. It would be nice to acknowledge that with the grace of God, power of the Holy Spirit, and the sacrifice of Jesus that ANYTHING is possible, even the impossible.
Lord hear our prayer!
The little man showed The Man!!
Keep fighting, Baby Joseph!
I've gone to previous threads and pinged four of them to this thread, but I don't see them showing up. I wonder what's wrong with them.
Our God is a good and merciful God.
What great news and two thumbs up for Fr. Pavone, Priests for Life, and all who helped in baby Joseph’s case.
What a lovely thought!
Amen. :)
Kaila’s most recent post was here on 4/15/11:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2705242/posts?page=24#24
Terry was alert, conscious and communicating when she was murdered. We must fight every decision of the murder culture as they seek to winnow the population according to their mad desires.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Andre Kim, 347-286-7277
New York, NY Fr. Frank Pavone, who traveled with Baby Joseph from Canada to St Louis last month, issued this statement at 10:30am ET today:
Baby Josephs journey, from the prison of the Canadian hospital to the faith-filled treatment he received in St Louis, has now brought him to the safety and comfort of his own home, with his loving parents and older brother, in Windsor, Ontario.
There is no life support or ventilator needed for Baby Joseph. From a medical perspective, we did not have any preconceived outcome in our mind, nor do we know how long his life will be. What we do know is that there are several key lessons to draw from this story:
a) Doctors do not always know best. Day by day, situations turn out better than many doctors predict. The desires of the patient and the family need to be honored above any kind of medical dictatorships. Some were saying that nothing should be done for Baby Joseph, because he would be attached to machines for the rest of his life [kaila]. But today, he is breathing on his own.
b) Families need to fight to care for their loved ones. Moe Maraachli and his wife Sana are strong in their faith and in their love for their children. They did not let the death of a previous child bring them to despair about this one. Rather, they fought hard for Joseph to get the care that has now helped him.
c) The meaning and value of life does not come from medical tribunals or courts, and it is not measured in years, months, or days. It is measured by giving and receiving love, first from God and then from each other. [AMEN!]
d) When people band together for the cause of life, victories can be won. So many people sent emails, prayed, and are helping pay for Baby Josephs care (see BabyJosephCentral.com). We need to stay engaged in the pro-life cause, because there are many more victories to win.
We thank everyone who has helped and will continue to help with this case and others like it. As Moe Maraachli has said, we did not do this only for Baby Joseph, but for all the other Baby Josephs to come.
c) The meaning and value of life does not come from medical tribunals or courts, and it is not measured in years, months, or days. It is measured by giving and receiving love, first from God and then from each other.
AMEN!
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