S.R.
2 min readDec 20, 2023

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Well that does not infuriate me. I mean miracles do exist. I won’t deny that.
The power of prayer is also a thing. People are entitled to the religions and religion can be a great comfort during such times. I have full respect for Christianity and I love miracles.

However, should medical care be based the hope of miracles? I think that’s more of a personal decision. I have a friend for example who used a lot of holistic abs spiritual practiced combined with surgery to help with her cancer. She declined chemo, but got surgery with a whole bunch of healing classes. She has survived and that’s great.
These things happen. But miracles are at the very least, very unreliable, be definition. If someone wants to deny medical treatment for the hope of a miracle, that’s on them. There are .3 babies with trisomy 18 that have survived. They are rare miracles and that’s their choice.
However expecting another person to forgo badly needed medical care because you think they should just hope for a miracle, that’s problematic.
Kate cox had fetus inside of her, that had a 99.7% chance of going through excruciating pain just so they can die a slow, horrible, painful death. All of this was risking Kate’s fertility abs health. If Kate wanted to hope for a miracle, that’s her choice. If she chose a medical procedure that would save her chances of having another child, and save the needless suffering of a potential child, let’s let that be her choice. I’m 100% sure she is doing her absolute to do what’s right for her family.
Here’s a thought experience, next time you or someone you care about needs surgery, maybe forgo anesthesia, and instead pray that God will help you not feel the pain. Prayer is wonderful! And not feeling pain during surgery without anesthesia is indeed a miracle! Just try staying awake and praying.
Should we make that an expectation? That no one gets anesthesia and instead we just pray to not feel then pain?
It’s only a few hours of pain, it’s not a big deal. If Kate coxs baby is born they will have to experience a great deal of pain as they die a slow, painful death. What’s 4-5 hours of surgery compared to what her baby has to go through? There’s always chance the baby won’t die, but then again there a choice God will help you by blocking out your pain. There’s nothing God can’t do!
Ask yourself this, are you willing to watch your own child experience surgery without anesthesia? Are you comfortable needlessly risking them being in horrific pain for 3-5 hours in hopes of a miracle? If not, why would you expect Kate Cox to do the same on the off chance 0.3 that her baby lives. Only it wouldn’t be 3-5 hours, it would be up to a year in pain.

Look I love miracles, and religion is wonderful, but it should be an individuals choice if they want to hope for a miracle instead of using medical treatment. No one should be shamed for their choices in their unique situations.

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S.R.
S.R.

Written by S.R.

Cheese Enthusiast. Fat and Feminist. I can’t help but write. Trying to learn as much as I can.

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