(Minghui.org) I am a fifty-two year old, laid-off worker from Changchun City, Jilin Province. My husband was also laid off and our kid hasn’t found a job yet. I generally have good health and had to set up a stall on the roadside to sell melon seeds in order to make a living. Life has been tough. We had been struggling like this since 2002.

At the end of 2008, I suddenly felt weak, lost my appetite and had a sickly yellow complexion. I was diagnosed with viral hepatitis C. I was shocked when I heard this news, and the whole family was deeply affected.

I was hospitalized and stayed there for more than a year. During that time, I was given injections and took medicine every day. Some imported medicine was too expensive and had strong side effects. I lost a lot of weight and looked very pale. Those who saw me thought I was dying. I was too weak to even speak and was sobbing all the time. The pain from my illness and the heavy financial burden put on my family made me lose the hope to live.

Just when I thought all was lost, a practitioner gave me the book Zhuan Falun to read and taught me how to do Falun Gong exercises. I knew that Master would cleanse the bodies of true practitioners that strictly follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. After I finished the fourth chapter, I started to feel much better. I went to the hospital for a checkup, which confirmed that my health was improving dramatically. My illness had disappeared completely a month later, and I was healthy again.

I have not taken any medicine since then. I knew that Master gave me a second life. I can't find any words to express my gratitude towards Master, and must do the three things diligently to not let Master down.

Witnessing the great changes in me, my friends, relatives and neighbors changed their attitude towards Falun Dafa and withdrew from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations, including a relative who worked for the 610 Office. Some of them even started practicing.