Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Please, those of you who join me in prayer at 7.00PM, and anyone else who could spare a few moments, will you please pray for the family and friends of a wonderful young man named John Kelly. He was an exceptional human being, who, despite his severe problems, helped a very dear friend of mine through one of the worst experiences of her life, while they were both inpatients at a clinic. He was a ray of sunshine, trying to cheer everyone up. He believed in helping others and hiding the true depth of his own pain. He encouraged others to face their fears, as he himself was doing, determined to beat the OCD.
A shocking report appeared in a newspaper over the weekend. Obviously John's parents, family and friends are devastated. I really do believe in the collective power of prayer. So please, please can those of you who also believe join me at 7.00PM.
A heart-rending section from the report:
"When John Kelly dropped his father off at a local store Monday morning, he said he was heading to the gym for a long workout.
Instead, the young man drove down a dirt path, parked his father's Jeep Liberty and opened a jug containing a lethal chemical concoction. His father said it was the second time in four months that his son, who suffered from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, tried to kill himself.
This time, he succeeded...
Dr Stephen Kelly, who left his practice in December to spend more time with John after he overdosed on pills, had been trying to find his son all afternoon...
John’s father, who then went to the Irvington police station to file a missing person's report, cried as he recalled what happened next.
"As I was standing there," he said, "it came over the police radio that my son was dead."
He called the suicide his son's way of escaping his debilitating mental disorder.
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