[IowaStatePhiPsi]

Originally posted by Wine&SilverBlue
AGDee -- I have Crohn's too.

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This reminds me of a new group on campus -- "Wash U Prayer." They are modeled after "Wash U Party" (an AIM screen name by that name that advertises parties that people submit).

Anyway, you IM "Wash U Prayer" with your problem and a group of students will pray for you so that it will get better. They advertised like crazy all over campus at the beginning of the year as a way to deal with depression, roommate problems, homesickness, suicidal thoughts, rape, etc.

I admit that as a member of Wash U's student run peer counseling group (with walk in hours and 24 hour beeper service) I am biased, but I'm afraid that some people might decide to only use this group as an alternative to getting help for real issues.

Prayer might help, but I think that in most cases prayer should be an addition to counseling, medication, etc -- not a substitution.

ETA: In the April Fool's Day issue of my school's paper one year they did a spoof article in which EST (the student run emergency service team) was replaced by a group that would just pray for you instead of giving any medical treatment.. story didn't go over too well though.

In the Iowa State Daily today:

Grieving over a pet?

The Pet Loss Support Hotline can be reached toll-free at 1-888-ISU-PLSH.

It is available 6 to 9 p.m. seven days a week from September to April and

6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday

from May to August.