(Minghui.org) As a child I suffered from minor illnesses that only got more serious as I aged—I am now 62. I started practicing Falun Dafa in the spring of 2004, and, even though I have been quite shy and reserved most of my life, my life has changed dramatically since then.
By the time I was 42, I had breast hyperplasia, gynecological problems, a herniated disc, headaches, and rheumatoid arthritis. During the SARS epidemic in 2003, I suffered from Ménière's syndrome followed by hyperlipidemia, and neurasthenia. By the end of the year, I was frequently nauseated and prone to vomiting. The vision in one eye was blurry and I could not see clearly. The local doctor suggested that I go to the provincial hospital for further testing and evaluation of my health problems.
By the time I got to the ophthalmology department at the provincial hospital, my eye was extremely painful and my neck was very stiff. The department head suggested that I stay in the hospital, so I did.
The next day was Lunar New Year’s Eve, the first day of the holidays, so no tests were done. I was only given intravenous medications. My legs were so weak, I couldn’t get up after squatting down. I needed help to get in and out of bed. I also started to have nightmares once I fell asleep and dreamed that I was in hell.
My condition did not improve. My whole eye was swollen, and I couldn’t move it. My vision did not improve.
Eight days after the New Year, the hospital was back to a normal schedule. The day before that, a doctor from another department did a lumbar puncture that showed increased intracranial pressure, but the cause was unknown. I then had an MRI, but the cause was still unknown. After an angiography, I was diagnosed with venous sinus thrombosis—blood clots in the veins of my brain.
I checked out of the hospital a month later and continued the infusions of the prescribed medications at home. But I returned to the hospital a few weeks later because the condition recurred. I had another lumbar puncture and was admitted to the intensive care unit. Two patients in this unit passed away that night and that scared me, so I asked to move to the general ward. I was hospitalized for about a week.
During my first stay in the hospital, my aunt and her son had come to see me. They encouraged me to practice Falun Gong. I did not know anything about Falun Gong except that the Chinese Communist Party suppressed it and practicing it was prohibited. My mother-in-law told me not to pay any attention to my aunt’s suggestion, so put it aside.
I stopped by my aunt’s house after I was discharged from my second hospital stay. My cousin eagerly gave me a copy of Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Gong. At that time, I really wanted to go home because I had been in the hospital for a long time. I told them that I would practice Falun Gong later with a cousin, who was also a practitioner.
I was invited to stay at the home of this cousin after I left the hospital. Her husband showed me the exercise video of Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong, teaching the five exercises. He also played the recordings of Master’s lectures and asked me to read Zhuan Falun.
One day my legs, which usually felt quite cold, became hot as I was watching the exercise video. I had a headache when I listened to Master's lectures. While I was listening to the issue of the celestial eye in Lecture Two, I saw a milky white round object spinning around my right forearm. While I was asleep that night, I felt Master purifying and cleansing my body with a warm energy stream from head to toe.
When I practiced the exercises with my cousin for the first time, I was a little unsure of how to do the second one called the Standing Stance. But I was able to finish the entire exercise despite sweating profusely.
While staying at my cousin’s home I continued to diligently study the Fa, practice the exercises, and send forth righteous thoughts. I behaved in accordance with the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and validated Falun Dafa with appropriate actions. Master then cleansed my body, and all my ailments disappeared! I have been healthy and happy ever since.