(Minghui.org) I was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1997. For the next six months I was given radiation therapy and chemotherapy, which really took its toll. I lost all my hair and was emaciated. When the doctors discharged me from the hospital, they didn't tell me but they told my family that I only had 3 months to live.
One morning I saw people practicing Falun Dafa on a basketball court. A neighbor told me about the practice, and I began to do the exercises. Very quickly my aches and pains disappeared. My hair started to grow back; it was thick and black. I gained weight and my complexion glowed again. I became so healthy that I was able to return to work. Master Li gave me my life back.
Fully Recovered from a Car Accident
A year after I began practicing Falun Dafa, I was in a bus when it flipped over. Many passengers were injured. I hit my head and it began to swell. The driver arranged for the injured to be transported to a nearby hospital and offered to pay the medical bills. But I knew that I would be fine because I had Master's protection. I didn't stay in the hospital nor did I ask for any compensation.
When I got home, my family encouraged me to take medicine for my head injury. I took a few pills but didn't feel good, so I stopped taking them and focused on studying the Fa and doing the exercises. Just a few days later my head injury was completely healed.
Lost in a Maze
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began persecuting Falun Dafa on July 20, 1999. After that I was under a lot of pressure to stop practicing. My understanding of Dafa was not strong, so I stopped.
Deep down inside I still believed that Falun Dafa and Master Li were good, so when others tried to get me to practice Christianity or Buddhism I was not interested. In my heart I recognized only one Master.
Returning to Dafa
Fourteen years later, in April 2013, I met another practitioner, Xiaojie, at work. Xiaojie had also stopped practicing after the persecution began. Then her heart condition worsened, and, after seeing no improvement from medical treatment, she returned to Dafa. Master purified her body. Her health improved and even the cervical tumor she had disappeared.
After our encounter I decided that I would start practicing again if I became ill. A week later, I noticed a sudden weakness in my right arm and leg. I saw a doctor who told me it was the result of a stroke.
I went to a nearby Falun Dafa practice site and told the people there that I wanted to practice again. The practitioners warmly welcomed me and were very supportive. In a month the weakness in my arm and leg disappeared and I was feeling much better.
Studying the Fa
I only went to the 3rd grade, so I didn't read very well. In addition, I still spoke with a bit of a slur as a result of the stroke. So during Fa study, I would just listen to the others read.
About two weeks later, the practitioners encouraged me to try reading the Fa. I hesitated, but then I realized that I am a Dafa practitioner and can do anything. With this renewed confidence I began reading aloud at group Fa study. Although I got many words wrong at first, the others encouraged me. I kept improving, and over time could read the Fa well.
Letting People Know Falun Dafa Is Good
Because I know that Falun Dafa has saved my life many times, I tell people about the practice wherever I go and want everyone to know that Falun Dafa is good.
I went back to my hometown to attend a wedding at the end of 2013. While I was there I handed out informational material about Falun Dafa to my relatives, friends, and neighbors. I told them about the wonderful and miraculous things that had happened to me. Many people came to learn that Falun Dafa is good. More than 20 of them said they would quit the CCP.
I regret that I missed out on the 14 years when I gave up the practice. However, it has only made me more determined and diligent to make up for lost time and take every opportunity to do everything a practitioner should do.
