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learnedofDeborah'saddictiononlyfourmonthspriortotheirvisitto
me,andduringthosefourmonthstheyhadtakenDeborahtovisittwo
physicians.BothdoctorshadsuggestedthatDeborahbeplacedinthe
methadoneprogram,butoneimportantingredientforsuchaplace-
mentwaslacking.Deborahhadnodesiretogiveupheraddictionto
heroin.
ThefactthatDeborah'saddictiontoheroinhadbeendiscovered
byherparentsseemedtomakeDeborahmorebrazeninheruseofthis
drug.Shenowdemandedmoneyfromherparentsinordertopur-
chasetheheroin sheneededeach dayandthreatenedtosteal or
prostituteherselfifherparentsdidnotprovidethemoneysheneeded
."Youcanaskmywife,Deborahneveractedlikethisbefore.
Shealwayslovedherfamilyandwastaughtthatstealingandprostitu-
tionwereverywrong.
"Iknowit'sthedrugsthataremakingheractthewaysheisand
wewanttohelphergetoverthem."
PainwasevidentonthefacesofbothDeborah'sparentsasthey
talkedaboutadaughterwhowasnowallbutlosttothem.
(^44) Myhusbandisright.Deborahusedtobesuchasweetgirl.
Nowit'sasifshe'snotDeborahbutsomebodyelse.Wewanther
backinthefamilyandwewanthercuredofthisdrugthing.
"Jeff'sbrothertoldusaboutyouandmetaphysicalhealingand
wefigure maybeyoucouldteach us tohelp Deborah. Ifthere's
anythingthatmetaphysicalhealingcandotocureherofheroinand
returnhertous,wewanttoknowaboutit.
"Pleasehelpus.We'rewillingtodoanythingtogetourdaugh-
terback."
Thissamepleahadechoedinthevoicesofmanyparentswho
hadspoken with me inthe past.Fathers andmothers seekingto
reclaim their sons and daughters had soughtout the miracle of
metaphysicalhealingandhadneveroncebeendisappointedinits
results.
JeffandSallyK.saidtheywouldfollowthestepsIhadoutlined
fortheminordertobringthemiracleofmetaphysicalhealingtotheir
daughter,Deborah,cureherofheroinaddiction,andreturnhertothe
family.BothsaidtheywouldkeepmepostedonDeborah'sprogress.
Threemonths latermyfirstupdateastoDeborah's progress
cameintheformofavisitfrombothherparents."Wedon't knowhowtothankyou. Deborahiscompletely
curedofherdrugaddiction,hasgonebacktoschool,andishome