Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by Frank: Is God making my sick friend linger because I’m going to the wrong church ?
A close friend of mine claims an aneurysm was discovered on an X-ray in 1999 after a car wreck. He is 66 years old. He has not had surgery or treatment for it. If this is true, how is it that it hasn’t disected. I had a cousin half his age (32 years old) who died immediately from an anuerysm. My friend also had gotten “messages from God” in the past that he was going to pass away in a certain month, which didn’t happen. He says his being here after that are “extensions from God”. He also that told me the Lord was going to take me home to Heaven by age 47 (now I’m 49).

I am going to a church he considers to be legalistic and has been trying to get me out of it for years. If his sicknesses are genuine, is God keeping him around because of this? He used to call me on the telephone every night and we talked for about three to four hours (not always about my church) and I was getting very annoyed (see Proverbs 25:17).

He also has had for many years:

Congestive heart failure
Severe asthma
Cellulitis of the legs
Sleep apnea
Obesity (well over 300 pounds)
Verigo
Tumor in lung found recently

Given all these conditions at once, how has he survived for so long unless it’s for the reason I stated? Since 2002 he had kept telling me his time was “short” until two years ago. He has stopped telling me that because he knows I won’t believe him. Am I wrong in being skeptical about his sicknesses and thinking he is a hypochondriac, or that it’s my church attendance as the reason God is keeping him here?
ADD: How could he survive so long with obesisty plus all the others combined?

Best answer:

Answer by Phurface
Bub there is no right or wrong church. And it is not God that is keeping your friend alive or sick to punish you or him.

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Question by Sherry: Is God keeping this person around because I’m going to the wrong church ?
A close friend of mine claims an aneurysm was discovered on an X-ray in 1999 after a car wreck. He has not had surgery or treatment for it. If this is true, how is it that it hasn’t disected. He also had gotten “messages from God” in the past that he was going to pass away in a certain month, which didn’t happen.

I am going to a church he considers to be legalistic and has been trying to get me out of it for years. If his sicknesses are genuine, is God keeping him around because of this? He used to call me on the telephone every night and we talked for about three to four hours (not always about my church) and I was getting annoyed (see Proverbs 25:17).

He also has had for many years:

Congestive heart failure
Severe asthma
Cellulitis of the legs
Sleep apnea
Obesity (well over 300 pounds)

Given all these conditions at once, how has he survived for so long unless it’s for the reason I stated? Since 2002 he had kept telling me his time was “short” until two years ago. He has stopped telling me that because he knows I won’t believe him. Am I wrong in being skeptical about his sicknesses. He is now 65 years old.

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Question by Frank: Am I going to the “wrong” church a hypochondriac, or does my friend sound like a hypochondriac?
A close friend of mine claims an aneurysm was discovered on an X-ray in 1999 after a car wreck. He is 67 years old. He has not had surgery or treatment for it. If this is true, how is it that it hasn’t disected. I had a cousin half his age (32 years old) who died immediately from an anuerysm. My friend also had gotten “messages from God” in the past that he was going to pass away in a certain month, which didn’t happen. He says his being here after that are “extensions from God”.

I am going to a church he considers to be legalistic and has been trying to get me out of it for years. If his sicknesses are genuine, is God keeping him around because of this? He used to call me on the telephone every night and we talked for about three to four hours (not always about my church) and I was getting very annoyed (see Proverbs 25:17).

He also has had for many years:

Congestive heart failure
Severe asthma
Cellulitis of the legs
Sleep apnea
Obesity (well over 300 pounds)
Blocked esophagus
Vertigo
Infections in his legs

Given all these conditions at once, how has he survived for so long unless it’s for the reason I stated? Since 2002 he had kept telling me his time was “short” until two years ago. If he had even half the health problems he claims, he would have been dead years ago. He has stopped telling me that because he knows I won’t believe him. Am I wrong in being skeptical about his sicknesses and thinking he is a hypochondriac, or that it’s my going to the “wrong” church?
ADD: I accidently typed “hypochondriac” twice.

Best answer:

Answer by Bob
yes

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Question by : How can I help my obese brother? I swear he is going to die soon?
My brother has gained a lot of weight in the past 7 years or so. He is about 180cm tall and weighs 160kg. He’s 28 years old and has a 5 year old daughter from a previous relationship who I absolutely adore, and I’m so worried he is not going to be around to watch her grow up and be a father. He has sleep apnea, which is when he stops breathing in his sleep, and his snoring is unbearable. He falls asleep whilst driving because of this. He also is out of puff even from walking. The sad thing is, he doesn’t stop eating. I think it is emotional eating after our parents break-up. He acts like he does not care but this is really affecting his life, and when I try to tell him he needs to lose weight, especially for his daughter, he just brushes it off and continues eating and not exercising. What more can I do? The mother of his child left him, by the way..

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Answer by Rebellion
Maybe you could try to get your family together for an intervention—to confront the problem and set up a sort of diet-exercise plan, and maybe find someone to talk to [if his overeating has to do with emotional problems, etc.]

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Question by lilly101200: I’m 80% sure I have sleep apnea. Can I get a machine and use it without going through a doctor?

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Answer by JP
No,you need to go thru a Dr. What makes you think you have sleep apnea?

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