(Minghui.org) I am an over 80 years old Falun Dafa practitioner. I experienced a sickness karma test this year that took the form of a stroke. I overcame the test with the help of compassionate Master, and support by fellow practitioners.

My wife and I have practiced Falun Dafa for over 20 years. We usually get up at 3 a.m. to do the exercises. One day, I suddenly felt that the left side of my body was disabled. Seeing that I couldn’t pull up my pants, my wife said, “Your mind must be right. I am not going to help you get dressed.” I responded without hesitation that I didn’t have any ailment. However, I couldn’t speak clearly after that. My wife continued with her routine without treating me like a patient.

My mind was clear. The only problem was that I couldn’t move my left limbs, and couldn’t speak. But, that didn’t stop me from studying the Fa and doing the exercises. 

I could only listen to the audio Fa-teachings in the bed on the first day. I could sit up in bed on the second day so I mediated by sitting on the bed. I also could shave my hair with one hand.

I could stand unaided for a short time starting on the third day. I leaned against the wall, and did the exercises with my right arm. My right hand pulled up and held the left hand up when doing the wheel-holding positions. Given the compassionate protection of Master, I felt that my body was changing for the better every day.

My wife has a strong righteous mind. She continued to encourage me to be on the Fa. She sent forth righteous thoughts, and studied the Fa with me. When other practitioners asked about me, she said that I was experiencing sickness karma and asked them to send forth righteous thoughts for me.

I could walk around the house by leaning against the wall after a week. My son came to repair our television set one day, and he didn’t notice anything wrong with me.

I could walk down the stairs of our apartment building within a month, but my steps were unstable and my articulation was not clear. My daughter in another city called one day and wanted to speak with me. My wife handed the phone to me without any hesitation. I opened my mouth and suddenly I could speak clearly again.

Master said,

“Good or evil comes from that instant thought. If she were lying down there claiming, "Ugh, I feel terrible. Something is wrong here and there." Then, her bones might really have been fractured, and she would be paralyzed.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)

I totally recovered within two months. I am energized and I can walk steadily. My children and relatives thought it was amazing when I told them about my recovery from a stroke. 

Only my eldest daughter didn’t believe me. She and her husband always held a biased view toward Falun Dafa. She asked a medical doctor, a relative of ours, to check on me. My wife and I went shopping when they arrived. When I came back, the doctor noticed that I looked healthy, was able to move freely, and there was no indication that I suffered from a stroke recently.

My children and their families have also been harassed by the authorities over the past years, because my wife and I practice Falun Dafa. My recent experience let them see the power of Dafa, and it also changed my eldest daughter and her husband’s attitude. Since then, when they met someone who misunderstands Dafa, they said, “No matter what, my father regained health after practicing Falun Dafa, and without burdening any of his children.”

I am very grateful to Master for protecting and blessing this practitioner so he could pass this test. It is true that anything that Dafa disciples encounter, good or bad, is always a good thing.