(Clearwisdom.net) My nephew is due to start elementary school this year. A few years ago he was a cause of great concern for our whole family.
There are five brothers and sisters in my family. Our eldest sister passed away early, and our youngest brother married last. My father was 70 years old when his first grandson, my nephew, was born. When he was born, the whole family celebrated. As time passed he developed fine and delicate features, and he was intelligent and lively. However, after three years passed, so did the harmony in our family.
One evening he went to sleep early as usual, and nobody could have imagined that the following morning my brother would find his son's legs in such poor condidton. The boy had no strength in his legs, his feet pointed inwards, and when he reluctantly tried to take a few steps, his knees buckled and he could no longer stand. When it first started, the elders of our village believed that he was just a small child and that, although he might require surgery, throwing medicine at him would be useles. So our family sought out a local folk doctor. After his treatment, there was no improvement. In fact, his condition had become more serious. In desperation, my brother took his son to Qingdao Mountain Hospital to undergo testing. The specialist in the end suspected it was inflammation of the grey matter in the marrow of his spine, and that it could be infantile paralysis--polio.
The District Health Ministry knew about this. After my nephew was born, he was given all the required vaccinations, so if it really was polio, then the Health Ministry personnel would be held responsible. Losing hope, my brother gave me a call seeking help. At the time I was living in a small town in the Shenyang region in Liaoning Province. We were startled by his news, and the family decided that my brother should bring his son and visit me. Having practised Falun Gong for more than ten years, I had seen for myself many examples of people with serious illnesses fulfilling deeds that accorded to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and unwittingly obtaining healthy bodies. I had also experienced this myself, and my whole family had benefited.
Seeing my nephew, his little legs totally numb, I said to my younger brother, "Let's study Dafa." My brother agreed, as he had already read Zhuan Falun. But he said his wife didn't believe in Falun Dafa, and if by chance something bad happened, she might blame Dafa for it. So, instead, my family members spent their money at the Shenyang Second Hospital, and days went by. The hospital performed all kinds of tests, including an MRI scan, examining his spine, and did tests on his nerves, muscle, and blood. In the end they still could not find the cause of his illness,. His temperature became even higher, without going down. The skin on his legs started to shrivel, so the hospital decided to embark on another round of tests.
However, the tests required money, and almost all of the 7,000 yuan my family had brought had been used up. Neighbors and relatives had given all that they could, and for a rural household that didn't have much money, we were at our wit's end. My family runs a small business, and with autumn approaching we needed to save some money. So once again I pleaded with my brother and his wife, "We've given everything we have and we're still borrowing and accruing more debts. More than three weeks have passed and we've been to two top hospitals, and still we have no diagnosis. If we do more tests and still come up with nothing, then what? Let's go home and study Dafa." My brother decided to give it a try.
We returned home and started reading Dafa together and doing the exercises. We'd already thrown away the pills the hospital gave us. Time slowly passed, and my nephew's legs gradually started firming up. Before long he could stand! Things continued this way until one day, while we were eating, my nephew was standing next to the washing machine near the table, and one step, two steps, he started to walk! "My child can walk!" cried my brother. Truly a miracle had happened.
My brother took his son back home, and the news traveled fast, causing a commotion in a number of neighboring villages. People again witnessed the mysterious and wondrous nature of Dafa. The village secretary said to my brother, "Whoever heals us, they have our good faith." Seeing the goodwill of our fellow villagers and with such a clear-cut experience, a thousand words could not describe our family's gratitude to Teacher. All we could do was say to everyone we met, "Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance is good."
