my mother once told me that she and her brothers were put in a catholic home for five months because her mother had to have a operation and couldn'd care for them untill she recovered a short time after was there she wet the bed and one of the nuns made her stand in the corner with the wet sheet over her head seemed alittle crule to me any other thoughts on this?
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There are many stories concocted about Catholics to make them look bad. Lets imagine this is true. It is a good way for that child to not piss its bed. It makes them think about not wetting the bed. This is bad but there are worse things to do to a child. The place at least had them in a warm place and fed them. They could have been thrown out in the street like the Gabinos of colombia. They are street child that are thrown out by thier parents and the children become hookers and drug users.\nDicipline is good for children. Anarchy will bring you hookers and drug users.\nFull of questions. You are not against religion. You are against the Catholic church. Dont try to hide it.\nProtestants are the ones that say the Catholic church is a cult. By the way Jesus founded the Church when he told Peter(the First Pope) on this rock I will found my church.\nJesus founded Catholicism and Jesus did not found a cult.\nThere are cults like the heavens gate, Jim jones and his people and Manson and his cult of killers.\n\n)(Full of questions) if you have more questions, write me\ndoctorkersey@yahoo.com
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it was very painful.  I watched my brother go from 200 something pounds to less than 100 pounds before he died.  He was diagnosed with renal cancer, cancer of the kidneys.  He went from Sloan-Kettering Hospital in Manhattan to Calvary Hospital in the Bronx.  My mother went much more often than I did.  I'll never forget the first time I saw him in Calvary Hospital, his face his body so skinny, even now just writing about it, almost brings tears to my eyes.  I miss him so much.  Everyday, I wish that I could talk to him, hug him and just tell him how much I love him.  I miss him so much, his name was max.
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I read a story once about a woman this happened to.  She had been unable to conceive, and then learned just after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer that she was pregnant. She refused any kind of treatment out of fear it would hurt the baby.  She was warned that she and the baby could die if she let it go that long.  But she held on.  She had a perfectly healthy baby boy, and then when she went to begin cancer treatments, it was gone!  It was as if the pregnancy had healed her.  I'm not saying this will be the case for your sister, but the body is an amazing thing.  And of course, don't leave God out of the picture- He can do anything!
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No, this is not true.  What about Christ or mother Theresa, do you think they are in hell?  What about Saint John the babtist? Or the apostles?  Whoever told you this was wrong.  You go to hell by your own choices.
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They have been answered, just not the way you would have liked for them to have been. He always answers. I'm in the same position now and I thought why doesn't he hear me, why hasn't he answered my prayer. Then I realised he had. It was just that he felt at this time or maybe at no time in the future, that it was the right decision for me. However I am relentless in this prayer and will not give up. His time is not our time. That is so hard to come to terms with, that in a way he has said no. But a wise priest once told me don't ever forget that there is nothing he will not do for his mother, so pray to her for her support in your matter and ask her in her grace to pray to him with you and on your behalf. Between them any miracle can occur and any grace can be bestowed. Have faith. God bless. I will not forget you in my prayers tonight.
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When my children were born, that's a miracle.  When my mother died I was 50 miles away she kissed me on the cheek, whispered good bye and said she loved me and I felt an intense heat throughout my body for a few moments.  I pulled my car off the road and called my brother to ask about mom he said he had just checked on her 10 minutes ago and she was just fine, I asked him to please check again because I thought she was gone.  He did and the next thing I heard was my brother crying because mom had died.  There is no doubt mom visited me the moment she died.  Earlier in the morning she had told me about the Angel's that were standing by her dresser at the foot of her bed she said they were there for her.  As I brushed her hair she said they had come several times and they were back.  When I left to run home she was fine, everyone knew I wanted to be with her when she passed because no one should die alone and she knew that so she came to me, I have never forgotten and she gave me peace.
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My mom was an alcoholic and was very abusive to me, my sisters and especially my father. she had a heart attack and died in the house my dad still lives in. She is still there though, we have all had several experiences with her ghost. its like she caused so much misery in that house she is trapped there to see everyone else being SO happy without her.
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Not that I've ever heard of. That is very uncommon and very wrong. This woman needs some intense therapy and so does her brother. The problems do most likely stem from the abuse they observed and/or suffered as children. Think about it--when you see something going on as a kid, you don't know it's wrong; it just is what it is. You think that's the way it should be. Sounds like this woman and her brother are maybe stuck in that thought pattern, although one would think that by now they would see it thru adult eyes and realize it's not normal. But for whatever reason, they don't see it that way. They need some serious counseling to dig thru the mountain of misconceptions, guilt, and sexual and emotional dysfunctions. I hope they can get this soon.
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Obviously, I wouldn't be able to give you a firsthand account, but my mother died last autumn from cancer. I was with her the last 3 weeks of her life day and night and I can tell you what it was like when she died. \nWhen my mother was released from hospital to be able to die at home she got better for nearly two weeks, eating a bit more every day, feeling better and stronger and being able to enjoy a beautiful time with her family. \nSome three days before her death she started being in pain especially at night. The first night we did not have efficient painkillers and it was terrible. She suffered very much. We luckily were getting in touch with a hospice service next day and she was supplied with a little pump that would release morphine into her bloodstream on demand when she needed it. I do not believe she could have died at home otherwise, the pain was very bad and watching her suffer was nearly impossible. With the pump she felt fine. I do not believe she was more than uncomfortable until she finally died. \nThat first night of pain her breathing changed. It became shallower and louder, as if she could not get enough breath. It was a bit hacking and irregular. It staid like this until her death three days later. She did not seem in pain or terribly inconvenienced by it and did not complain of not having enough air. \nThe last day of her life her legs were filling with water, she was swelling up from her toes to her hips. Again, this did not seem to cause discomfort. It is quite typlical when you die. \nThe evening of the beginning of her death her breathing got more laboured and she asked us to help her sit up straight and pull her arms up front so she could breathe more deeply - at that point she felt a shortage of breath. \nShe wasn't in any pain and was awake til her brother and my older sister came to see her, we had called them in the morning to call them to her deathbed. After she had seen them and said hello and goodbye, she lost consciousness at aroun d 10 pm and never regained it til she died at 10 am. \nThe dying itself was terrible but I believe mostly for us, not for her. Even though her body was destroyed by cancer it did not want to give up and her heart remained strong and just kept on beating. Her breathing was hard and would occasionaly stop but always start again. 11 hours after she lost consciousness did her heartbeat finally get weaker and her blood pressure dropped. Slowly her body temperature sank  and then she finally died. \nShe had not been alone at any point in the last three days of her life and after talking with all the others that were around in that time (half of my family are doctors and nurses) her death was as quiet and peaceful as you can hope for. \nI am sorry if this is not assuring, but it didn't feel terrible either. \nI wish you and your mother all the best
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Not that I heard of. I do not think their mothers want to keep them in their house, they could be such a bad influence to others that surround them.
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a couple of years ago when my father passed away, he didn't want to leave my mother.  all kinds of phenomena took place such as, lights strobing, tv turning on and off by itself,  interference with the telephone, hearing aids etc.  i had taken 2 sympathy cards to mom from both myself and my daughter.  they had been placed on the mantle over the fireplace.  when i came back in the living room, the cards were face up in dad's chair which was the last place i saw him alive.  no one else could have been responsible for the activity as it was only mom and me in the house and she was upstairs sleeping.  i  checked with the neighbours to see if their power had been flickering or their phones not working and they told me they hadn't had any trouble.  my brother confirmed that there were no electrical problems with the house when i questioned him.   i finally convinced dad that mom would be ok and we would all take care of her.  it took about 2 days but he finally went to the light.  at that point, all of the activity stopped.   the strange thing is i was so conflicted emotionally when he left.  i felt sad that he had gone, but also relieved he had finally made the transition.  i miss him very much but know he is always with me.  i am sure there are skeptics out there that will not believe what i experienced but that is their issue.  i know what occurred and that is what is important to me.  take care.
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yea...i remember my now exboyfriend laying on a bed and me and my friends made him get naked so we could make sure he wasn't "sick". then, it switched and i was on the bed naked while they drew all over me with permanent markers....that was quite the story for mom to hear from a 5 year old.
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I have epilepsy... have had it for over 15 years... I am also a follower of Jesus Christ...  I was weined off of my medication in 1999 only to have another one... I love God...been leading worship for 10 years at our church..... For someone to tell me that I am under demonic oppression is not only absurd, but doesn't do anything for the Kingdom of God... Folks we live in a fallen world... what are you to tell my mother in law that becasue she has cancer that God has cursed her????  How stupid.....
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First, Im sorry that you are going through such a horrific experience. However, Your are comforting your mother in the best way possible. Telling her the truth helps her prepare and say and do the things she needs to before leaving this place. Your honesty will let her lay in peace and your love will keep her alive longer warm and happy!\n\nMy thoughts are are with you and your family! xoxox
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Jeez, relax.  Hospital help aren't in the habit of shoving surgical patients into closets, trust me.  We'd have heard about it by now.  Your extremely nervous and she's drugged which is a good thing.  They will check on her periodically and now that you've called they are aware someone is watching out for her.  Also, she has a Nurse call button when she needs it, remember!  Your mother is an adult, in an adult situation with TRAINED CAREGIVERS watching out for her, she could not be safer!\n\nWhat you need to do is slow down, and recite The Serenity Prayer to remind you that there are some things you cannot change, some things there are, and that sometimes we need to be reminded of the difference.\n\nI recommend you call your Mothers room first thing in the morning to relax mentally.  I'm sure they will let her out of the closet by then ::kidding::
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I keep saying it's jealousy. We have the Mother the Father loves best. The Blessed Virgin Mary. Just like Josephs brothers were jealous of him our brothers and sisters in Christ are jealous of us and the wonderful things the Lord has given to us. If they only understood though that those that have been given much, much is expected, they would not say the things they do because many a Catholic offers up their pain and suffering and death not only for their own sins but, as a member of the Body of Christ -- the sins of these people who deny they are Christian. Didn't St. Paul say "I make up in my body's suffering for what is lacking in the suffering of Christ?". And also Romans 8:17\n\nFor other denominations Holy Communion is just a symbol but, not for Catholics because our Magisterium has the ordination to consecrate the bread and wine into his ACTUAL Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. Didn't Joseph tell his brothers that he wanted Benjamin left with him and didn't Jesus say he wanted John to remain forever? This is the same thing. John the youngest brother of Jesus who stood beneath the cross with Mary Jesus Mother-- just like the Catholics do at every Mass. The other denominations looked on from a distance it says but, the Catholics are there!!
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I get migraines and have actually had a hemmorage in my pituitiary and that kind of headache and a migraine are totally different.  As for having an episode where she lost abilities it sounds like she had some sort of loss that caused a lack of oxygen to the brain which would explain the "visions" of seeing relatives that are already passed.  Lack of oxygen can cause damage to the brain where the affected are can be speech and motor skills that would have to be relearned.  Your mother is in my prayers.  I have son with Cerebral Palsy so motor disorders and delays are well understood by me.  I know the strain it can have on the family members.  God bless!!  \nMegan