It is beautiful that Kreed\u2019s family and friends are striving to go to such lengths to save his life\u2013and barbarous that, in a country with abundant means to help him, they are forced to beg on the Internet to do so. \u00a0Please help if you can. \u00a0Father, hear our prayer for Kreed\u2019s complete healing and for abundant provision for his family. \u00a0Mother Mary, St. Joseph, and St. Luke, pray for them. \u00a0We ask this through Christ our Lord. \u00a0Amen.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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