From: user6340@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   JTEM  posted:   
   >   
   > So I need another one of your miracles:   
      
   I wish I had the power you keep trying to assign to   
   me, but I don't. I have the ability to pray to God,   
   who DOES have the power of miracles.   
   >   
   > The roomie is in something. No power, no control and   
   > he really needs to be on some firm ground here.   
      
   I read your post yesterday, but I didn't have time   
   to respond right then. But I have been praying for   
   your roommate and for Matt ever since I saw your   
   post yesterday.   
   >   
   > And that Matt Gilbert you saved?  He's not out of the   
   > words. Someone said today that this may be is giving   
   > up... Matt.   
   >   
   > He seemed mostly good yesterday. I went to go see him.   
   > Looked like shit. They had a tube in his chest, apparently   
   > added another one today, but they did remove the feeding   
   > tube from his nose while I was there.   
   >   
   > Year he's weak, can't even walk and barely eating..looks   
   > to be about 15 pounds. AND, he got pretty obnoxious there!   
   >   
   > Starting at 2pm he started getting loud and aggressive --   
   > acting like a real asshole -- BECAUSE the nurse had   
   > previously told him that he could get his methadone at   
   > 2pm, so the moment 2pm rolled around he was obnoxious.   
   >   
   > You know how addicts get, right?   
   >   
   > I tried explaining it to him:  It's just one nurse, she's   
   > making her 2pm rounds and she's got to hit up some other   
   > patients first.   
   >   
   > "Don't make excuses for them!"   
   >   
   > Anyway, so Matt woke up, he's alive and he's looking like   
   > hell but, I think my roomie needs a Steven Miracle.   
   >   
   > He's the happy go lucky one, as opposed to... well... you   
   > know how I am. And he's not happy go lucky at all lately.   
   >   
   > Big problems in his life.   
      
   I'm continuing to pray for both of them. I'm asking for   
   God's favor over them, and i'm praying in Jesus' name, Amen.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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