Stroke and Witchcraft?

Stroke and Witchcraft?

 

Dear Doctor,

 

My brother suffer red a stroke about

a year ago. He was flown abroad and later sent back home. He has been getting

better but only slightly and a bit too slow for my liking. He is no longer in

the hospital because we have been made to realize that what he needs now is

some physiotherapy and so on. But I am not satisfied. He can hardly talk or recognize

any body. I am worried - some of our relatives are sure there is witchcraft

involved and, as if they are right, certain people at home, I am told, have in

fact, already confessed their involvement. Doctor, what can I do? What do you

think about the witchcraft angle? What can I do to help? I don't want to lose

him! Please help. Thank you

 

Mrs Mata Humuani, Epe, Lagos

 

Dear Mrs Humuani,

 

Stroke is defined as "a sudden

loss of brain function caused by a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel to the

brain, characterized by loss of muscular control, reduction or loss of

sensation or consciousness, dizziness, slurred speech, or other symptoms that

vary with the extent and severity of the damage to the brain. Also called

cerebral accident, cerebrovascular accident and apoplexy, stroke involves a

sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood

vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain. Hypertension is usually the disease

behind a stroke. It increases the pressure --or force of flow-- of the the

blood vessels to the brain are carrying beyond the point of endurance and the

poor vessels burst --rather like when the water pipe from water corporation

bursts at some point before it gets to your house! Then you will suffer a

"no water" situation-- just like the brain suffers a no oxygen

situation causing brain cells to die. And since nerve cells do not regenerate

when they die, rehabilitation will have to take long -- the function of dead

nerve cells will need to be taken over and learnt slowly (by dint of repetition

and practice) by other nerve cells unaccustomed to those functions. When there

is a blockage of blood vessel rather than a busted blood vessel at the root of

stroke however, then we have -- not hypertension -- but something else as the

underlying disease condition causing the stroke. A good example is when there

is a Road traffic accident and some long bones are broken-- maybe the thigh

bone or femur. Here the displaced bone marrow fat from the broken bone may

travel through blood vessels as an embolus to go and block vessels in the brain

and cause a stroke. Emboli may also form from the cholesterol plaques found in

the inside walls of old and ageing atherosclerotic blood vessels --again dislodging

and travelling to block smaller blood vessels in the brain to cause stroke.

This is why a high cholesterol level and atherosclerosis are dangerous. The

care of a stroke patient involves making sure they are receiving as and when

due their medications against hypertension (commonest cause in these parts) and

or whatever else may be the root of their stroke, because if care is not taken

the high blood pressure will soon cause another stroke in a patient that has

just been diagnosed of the same!!! Psychologically, there must be committed,

caring , supportive, non- complaining and anticipatory care best given from

loving members of the family. You see, a person with stroke is either paretic

or paralyzed --(very weak or totally non-functioning muscles) and cannot move

by themselves to some or every degree and may not even be able to help

themselves to toilet. So as not to demoralize them and thereby make them prone

to further deterioration, the care and support must be of high quality and

committed -- it takes very little carelessness for a paralyzed patient to

develop a bed sore -- deadly in its effect - and usual when nursing care is

deficient -- a paralyzed patient's position must be changed at least every 2

hours!! Spiritually, you will find that prayers will help --seriously. You

can't pray? Well psalms are ready -made prayers and work if prayed

conscientiously. Witchcraft? Confessions? Hmmh. Let's just be open to the

suggestion  that many diseases

disabilities, discomforts, disasters and depressing adversities could be

negatively spiritually engineered by agents of darkness. If you read my book ,"Destroying

the Strongholds of Witchcraft" you will learn much in its 333 pages that

will be useful to your brother and your prayers. Call the helplines, check out our blog www.mediamedix.blogspot.com or send an e

mail to find out how to obtain the book.

 

Cheers