(Minghui.org) When my father-in-law was 80 years old, he had a slipped disc and was in great pain. Because of his age and the condition of his spine, surgery wasn’t an option, so he just stayed in bed as much as possible at home.
He had long known how practicing Falun Dafa had benefited me, so he agreed when I urged him to recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”
He kept on reciting the phrases for half a month. One day he said he felt that his bones were itchy. I comforted him and told him that it was a sign of something good happening.
One night in a dream I saw a black substance leaving my father-in-law's clothing. I knew Master Li was cleansing his body. The next day when I asked him how he was, he said his back pain was gone. Since then, he has become very healthy.
At the end of 2006, my nephew called to tell me, “My mother is having surgery tomorrow. Will you please come?” I went to the hospital right away and saw that my sister-in-law was in great distress. She said she hadn’t eaten anything for two days straight.
Although I had told her many times before about the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of Falun Dafa, she refused to listen because she was a Party member and was afraid of being targeted by the regime. But now that she was having a really tough time, I decided to try once more.
I reminded her that she had witnessed me practicing Falun Dafa for years and knew Falun Dafa was nothing like what the communist regime portrayed it to be in its slanderous propaganda. I again told her about terminally ill people making full recoveries by simply reciting “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” I encouraged her to try saying the phrases, too.
This time, she didn't immediately reject my advice but was still a bit doubtful.
The next day, right before her operation, I reminded her to recite the phrases. I wasn’t really sure if she would take my words to heart. After the surgery, her doctor confirmed that she had late-stage cancer and that she only had two or three months left to live.
Usually, patients can't eat after surgery until they pass gas. Seven days later, my sister-in-law still hadn't passed gas and was thus not allowed to eat regularly. Once again, I tried to persuade her, “You have nothing to lose if you recite those phrases. Nothing is more important than your life.”
She finally accepted my advice. Around 8 p.m. that night, she was finally allowed to eat again. She said later, “After I recited the phrases, suddenly I felt my body becoming lighter, as if someone was loosening a rope that had been tied tightly around me.”
Two years have now passed since her surgery, and she is still alive.
I can't thank Master enough for saving my father-in-law and sister-in-law.