WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Carla Dodd was 43 and pregnant with her second child when two rapid-fire brain hemorrhages threatened to end her life.
Her husband, John Dodd, is a medical malpractice attorney — logical, analytical. But Dodd says he thinks prayer — by friends, fellow congregants and strangers as far away as Africa — had much to do with his wife’s long-shot recovery.
Scientists are taking a hard look at faith — including prayers said on behalf of others — as an instrument in healing.