(Clearwisdom.net) I have been a Falun Gong practitioner for 15 years. Whenever I look back on my cultivation experiences, I can't help but shed tears. Our compassionate Master has transformed me from a useless person who was on the brink of death to a healthy person in both body and mind. Words can't express my gratitude to our esteemed Master.

I once suffered from many illnesses, including gastric ulcer, gastric bleeding, rheumatism, and bone hyperplasia. In spring 1996, I was hospitalized for vomiting up blood. It was very common for me to be hospitalized and taken to the emergency department. This time, the doctor told me, "Your illness is very dangerous." From that point on I could only lie in bed and do nothing. I couldn't eat, and every day I had to endure many injections just to stay alive.

In the autumn of that year, my eldest daughter told me, "Please go quickly to learn Falun Gong. I've heard that even cancer patients can become healthy after practicing. You should go right away and practice it." Early the next morning, my husband took me to find a Falun Gong practice site. Eventually we found a site at a small park in front of a shopping mall. That eventful day, my husband and I were taught the five exercises by an assistant practitioner.

It was very encouraging, because right away my appetite came back, I had strength to walk, and I felt energetic. I also no longer felt tired, even after climbing the stairs to the fifth floor. This made me very happy.

Since that day, my husband and I haven't missed a single day in practicing the exercises and studying the Fa. My life was really content.

Soon after we began Falun Gong, the assistant gave us a copy of Zhuan Falun. When I opened the book, I cried when I saw the photo of Master's compassionate face. I was sad because I didn't go to school and could not read very well. When my husband saw me crying, he told me that he would help me learn to read, so I could read Zhuan Falun on my own. I was determined and said to myself, "I have my Master's help, and I will definitely learn how to read Zhuan Falun." From then on, after doing the exercises, my husband taught me every day how to read Zhuan Falun, word-by-word.

The two of us only had the one book, so I decided to copy the book by hand. At first I could barely hold the pen or copy even one word without having to look at it a dozen times. It took half a day to copy a few words, but I didn't give up, and I continued to copy it each day. One day my eyes saw a bright light, and a big hand holding the pen very quickly copied the words for me. I understood that it was Master's law body helping me. I felt so warm all over. The book was copied in one day, and I didn't feel the need to eat, as I wasn't hungry. I copied Zhuan Falun, twice experiencing this miracle, and now there are no words that I can't read in Zhuan Falun. At the Fa-study site, I can read the Fa paragraph after paragraph, and my fellow practitioner were very inspired by Master Li's compassion.

When the Chinese Communist Party started its illegal persecution of Falun Gong on July 20, 1999, my husband and I did not stop practicing the exercises or stop reading the Fa at any time. Other practitioners came to my home and told me what the state-run TV had said about Falun Gong. I determinedly said, "Can't you see those are lies? Those are lies and slander against Falun Gong. Falun Gong practitioners are not like that. I only believe in Master. I don't believe what the Communist regime says."

In order to expose the evil and clarify the facts about Falun Gong, my husband and I went out to talk with people about the practice and help save the sentient beings. We posted information about the beauty of Dafa everywhere. One night when I was posting fliers, I was reported, illegally arrested, and put into a detention center. There were several senior fellow practitioners jailed in the same room with me. We protested by going on a hunger strike for over one week without a single drop of water. We just sat there doing the exercises and eventually we were sent home.

During the autumn of 2004, when I was telling people about Falun Gong, I heard about a cousin of mine who was suffering from late stage uremia and had refused treatment at the provincial hospital. The hospital asked his family to take him home. Early the next morning, we went over to see him, and his face and body were swollen beyond recognition. He lay in bed and could not talk. When he finally recognized us, he began to cry. I said, "Cousin, you won't die. My teacher can save you. If you sincerely cultivate in Falun Gong, you will get better very soon." My cousin said, "I will practice for sure and learn Falun Gong. Will you teach me?"

With just this single thought, a miracle occurred. That same day, he drank half a bowl of porridge, and in the afternoon, he could sit up in bed. The three of us read Zhuan Falun together. Several days later, he got out of bed and learned all five exercises. Two weeks later, he had recovered. All of his family witnessed the miracle of Dafa, and repeated that Falun Dafa was good and encouraged my cousin to continue cultivating. Six years have passed, and my cousin has not needed a single pill. Today, he looks like a young man. He picks up and drops off his child at school, does grocery shopping, and cooks the meals. How could he look like that when he is almost 60? He tells everyone he meets that it is Falun Gong that gave him a second life. He says, "Everyone please come practice Falun Gong, Falun Gong is really good."

Last spring, our eldest grandson, who was in his third year at a university, had a big lump in his stomach. He had a stomachache every day and could hardly sit or lie down. The local hospital decided he needed surgery. He was admitted to the operating room at 9:00 a.m. and discharged from the hospital at 3:30 p.m. The doctor said, "We don't have the exact equipment needed, and our techniques are not specialized enough--the risk is too great." They transferred him to another hospital. Eventually, he went to all the big hospitals in Beijing and Shanghai, and not a single one was willing to do that particular surgery. The doctors said that the risk was too great and the success rate too low. My eldest daughter and her husband begged the doctor and even kowtowed and knelt down before him, begging him to save their son. They even tried to bribe the doctor, but he refused to do it. Finally, the top doctor in the Shanghai hospital was touched and willing to do the operation, but he said that the family would have to assume the responsibility for any consequences.

While they were waiting in Shanghai, my husband and I asked our grandson to come home and practice Falun Gong, so our teacher could save him. With my daughter's consent, we brought our grandson home. That same evening after he got off the train, he came directly to our home, and I taught him the exercises right away. He had very good enlightenment quality, and he learned the five exercises very quickly. He didn't sleep that night and read Zhuan Falun until the early morning. The change in him was remarkable. He could eat and sleep, and his stomach no longer hurt. Many things were discharged from his body and he looked better spiritually. Physically he was more comfortable. Ten days later, the Shanghai hospital called to inform us that a bed was available and the surgery could be done. His grandfather insisted that he should go and have the surgery. I told my grandson to always recite, "Falun Dafa is good." As a result, a surgery that was supposed to take nine hours was over in just over two hours. And it was very successful. My grandson has now graduated from the university and has a job. He is very healthy and he has become more determined to cultivate Falun Dafa.

During our ten years of cultivation, our home was searched and my husband and I were arrested many times. No matter what the circumstance, we should truly be determined, without hesitation. No one should be able to re-direct us from the path of Dafa. We should do well the three things and be very clear in our hearts and minds that cultivation is very serious. Fa-rectification period Dafa practitioners have very strict standards. During any test or tribulation, we should break through our attachments with our righteous thoughts.

For the past 15 years, my husband and I have participated in several Fa-study groups. We have also brought some predestined people to cultivate. At the very final stage of this time, we should always remember Master's words:

"Steadfastly cultivate Dafa, the will unflinching
The raising of levels is what's fundamental
In the face of tests one's true nature is revealed
Achieve Consummation, becoming a Buddha, Dao, or God"
("True Nature Revealed" from Essentials for Further Advancement II)