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When Prayer Requests Become Viral Hashtags
Online
outlets like CaringBridge, GoFundMe, and social media accounts have the
power to turn individual medical crises into trending topics.
Maria Baer
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first thing her daughter’s diagnosis stole from Holly McRae was her
words. Her memory of that day in 2009 is foggy, but the hospital staff
later told her all she could muster at first was, “Jesus, Jesus.”
It
was early summer, and a neurologist at Phoenix Children’s Hospital had
just told Holly there was a large mass in a “dangerous spot” on
five-year-old Kate’s brain. Holly had brought Kate in after noticing a
small hand tremor. She was sitting in the ...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020
When Prayer Requests Become Viral Hashtags
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