Dear Amy: My husband had knee replacement surgery at a Catholic hospital last week. The first few weeks of his physical therapy are done at our home. The first session was today. Everything went well and when it was time for her to leave, the therapist asked if my husband wanted to pray with her. She said this was totally up to him. He said yes, she said a short prayer and left. I was stunned. Is this something new? I have been seen by a lot of health care professionals and NO ONE has ever asked me to pray with them. We live in the Bible Belt, so I thought this might have something to do with it. Your thoughts? – I’ll Pray by Myself Dear I’ll Pray: My research into this has led me to read a number of studies regarding the practice of praying between health care workers and patients. Although most seem to reflect attitudes regarding patients asking health care workers to pray with them, one study reflected a situation similar to your husband’s. Quoting a 2018 study published by the National Institutes of Health: “Most Americans pray; many pray about their health. When they are hospitalized, however, do patients want an offer of prayer from a health-care provider? This project allowed for the measurement of hospitalized patient’s responses to massage therapists’ offers of a colloquial prayer after a massage. “After the intervention, 78 patients completed questionnaires that elicited quantitative data … In this sample, 88 percent accepted the offer of prayer, 85 percent found it helpful, and 51 percent wanted prayer daily. Patients may welcome prayer, as long as the clinician shows ‘genuine kindness and respect.’” Even though it might be unusual, I don’t think it is necessarily unethical for a health-care provider to offer to pray with a patient, even in the patient’s own home. Doing so might help to build a connection between the therapist and patient. Prayer might help to relax the patient and “center” his intentions toward his own ...
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Do disappointing Nuggets pose danger to coach Michael Malone’s job security?
The Nuggets are going to get a coach fired who deserves a better fate. David, Denver Kiz : You gotta love Michael Malone, if for no other reason than the same frustration fans feel is plastered on his face after each inexplicable, unforgivable loss. Malone is a solid NBA coach. While apologists for an under-performing squad offer injuries as an excuse, it is this team’s lack of quality second-tier talent that is setting up Malone as a scapegoat. A year ago we all talked about the Nuggets having one of the deepest benches in the league. The offseason was a big failure. Denver chose not to go all in. Ken, native son Kiz : Am I the only one around here preaching urgency? While the Nuggets take a dilly-dally approach to upgrading their roster, we have reached the halfway point of the five-year, $148 million contract center Nikola Jokic signed in 2018. Would it be wrong to suggest the team’s window of championship opportunity might already be halfway closed? How about the idea of DeMarcus Cousins wearing a Nuggets uniform? I’m not really a fan, but some size and attitude in the post would allow other guys to actually play perimeter defense. Maybe Jokic could knock somebody down instead of complaining about fouls. An enforcer has a place in the NBA. Larry, Frederick Kiz : The Nuggets are soft and could definitely use more ‘tude. Wasn’t all that dough spent on Paul Millsap supposed to give Denver a steely edge? Please don’t get me started, because staffers here at Kickin’ It Headquarters start backpedaling slowly toward the break room whenever I begin another rant about Millsap. I’m not certain how much Boogie Cousins has left in the tank. But even if he’s running on empty, that would make Cousins better than Isaiah Hartenstein, a player Doug Moe would’ve called a big stiff. I will absolutely not be among fans at Coors Field this season. Franchise owner Dick Monfort runs the Rockies like an amusement park. It’s a wonderful fan ...
Florida golfer, 74, apparently drowns after searching for missing ball
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 28 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A Florida golfer was found dead Sunday, and is believed to have drowned after falling into a golf club pond while searching for his lost ball, authorities said. Hermilo Jazmines, 74, of Lutz, was found by a law enforcement dive team submerged in the water near his putter, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. He was pronounced dead at the scene. "Investigators say the evidence suggests Jazmines may have fallen into the water and drowned," authorities said. "Deputies spoke with friends of Jazmines who say he likes to search the course for lost golf balls." TIGER WOODS REACTS TO GOLFERS WEARING RED ON SUNDAY: 'YOU ARE TRULY HELPING ME GET THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME' Jazmines was playing golf with a friend at the East Lake Woodlands Country Club in Oldsmar Sunday morning when investigators said he teed off at the third hole and was last seen "looking for his ball near the green." Deputies were called after Jazmines was reported missing. They searched a nearby wooded area and assisted the Oldsmar Fire Department in searching the edge of the pond. TIGER WOODS HAD SUCCESSFUL FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES FRIDAY MORNING AS HE RECOVERS FROM WRECK "Jazmines’ golf cart was parked on the cart path and his putter was found lying on the ground near the water," the sheriff's office said . CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Authorities said the medical examiner’s office will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death, "however, it does not appear to be suspicious at this time." Oldsmar is located about 15 miles northwest of Tampa. David Aaro is a Reporter at Fox News Digital ...
