My Miraculous Recovery from the Aftereffects of Polio After Suffering for 20 Years

(Minghui.org) I was born into a rural family in the 1960s and was diagnosed with polio at a very young age. I was only two years old when I suffered from a high fever that did not subside. My parents took me everywhere to find a cure and exhausted the family savings, all to no avail. The doctors shook their heads and sighed, saying that a virus invasion of the neural nerves had caused the muscles in my legs to atrophy, and I would be paralyzed for the rest of my life. From that time on, I could no longer straighten my legs, and my parents had to take turns carrying me when we went for a walk. When I grew a little bigger I used a wheelchair to get around.

My childhood memories are full of the strange looks from neighbors and the ridicule I suffered from children my age. I often hid in a corner to cry secretly, wondering, “Why is Heaven so unfair, making me paralyzed for the rest of my life?” While growing up, I barely finished junior high school and barely made a living by relying on the government subsidy and financial support from my family. The pain in my legs followed me, especially on rainy days, when my legs became swollen like buns. It hurt just to touch them.

My parents were already aged while my younger siblings needed to go to school, so the family burden was heavy. I often blamed myself, “My useless legs not only held me back, but also caused my whole family to suffer.” I tried traditional Chinese acupuncture, Western surgery, even folk remedies and herbal medicine, but all I got in return was despair.

In 1999, it was widely spread that Falun Gong could cure diseases and improve health. I heard people mention this, but at that time I was worried about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution, so I dared not consider it any further. But in 2003, a distant relative came to visit me. She was a Dafa practitioner and had with her a few Dafa books, including Zhuan Falun. She said, “Sister, Master Li teaches people to become kind. You can give it a try. Master is benevolent and will take care of you.” Although I did not totally believe her, I nonetheless accepted the books and secretly opened Zhuan Falun one night. When I read the first lecture, I cried.

The principles that Master lectured about were like a lamp that illuminated my heart, which had been covered up for many years. From that day on, I started to study the Fa and do the exercises. Initially, my legs were stiff like logs, so I couldn’t do the fifth exercise at all. I could only sit in my wheelchair and imitate the movements as I recited “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” silently in my heart. That relative came once a week, and she taught me to send forth righteous thoughts and helped me read the Fa.

A miracle happened in less than a month! One morning, I woke up and tried to stand up from my wheelchair. Although my legs were wobbly, they were actually able to support me. It was the first time in 20 years that I was able to stand! My family was shocked, and my mother wept, saying, “This is the manifestation of the Bodhisattva!” However, I was clear in my heart that this was Master’s blessing.

I soon became able to move my legs slowly with the help of crutches, and I no longer needed to fully depend on the wheelchair. That relative encouraged me, “This is Dafa helping you to get rid of your karma. If you persist and improve your xinxing, your body will naturally recover.”

I have also experienced many tribulations on my path of cultivation. In 2008, I fell when I was going to the Fa study site. An old injury to my left leg flared up, and it became so swollen that I could not walk. The CCP’s media was still fabricating lies to defame Dafa every day. I wavered, as I was scared of implicating my family.

However, I recalled Master’s lecture in Zhuan Falun:

“When it’s impossible to do, you can do it.” (Lecture Nine, Zhuan Falun)

I grit my teeth and persisted.

I knelt on my bed every day to study the Fa and looked within for my shortcomings. I realized that this tribulation was caused by my pursuit of wanting to recover quickly. I had not truly let go of my attachment to my paralysis. I also had the attachment of showing off. I was afraid of losing face and of how people would look at me when I walked with crutches. Gradually, through exchanging experiences and insights with fellow practitioners, and sending forth righteous thoughts in a group, the bruises on my legs recovered and the pain in my leg lessened. I threw away the wheelchair and started to use one crutch when I went out.

I was even able to ride a bicycle to the post office in 2010 to send out truth-clarification materials! It felt like I was flying!

Twenty years have passed, and I am now in my 60s. My legs have totally recovered, and I can walk steadily. If you do not look closely, you would never believe that I used to be paralyzed and had to rely on a wheelchair to get around. Last winter, I helped a neighbor carry water up a mountain. The path was steep and slippery, and while others were struggling to breathe, I found it quite easy. When my childhood friend came to visit me, she was surprised, and said, “Why are your legs just like those of any normal person?” I smiled and replied, “This is Master’s benevolent empowerment!”

I now do the five exercises every morning, read Minghui Weekly, join a local small Fa study group, and clarify the truth to save sentient beings. My body is light, I have no illness, and my xinxing also keeps improving.

The stubborn aftereffects of polio disappeared. Thank you, Master, for your salvation, and thank you, fellow practitioners, for your help and encouragement. I realize that, all these years, Master has helped me step by step, during all the ups and downs, to eliminate my attachments and karma, transforming me from a self-pitying disabled person into a healthy and helpful Dafa practitioner.

Fellow practitioners, cultivating in Dafa is an opportunity that is truly hard to come by! If we firmly believe, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” we will definitely be able to reach the goal of cultivation in the Fa-rectification!