(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa before July 20, 1999, and am now 71 years old. I used to suffer from a host of ailments, including a slipped disc, migraines, middle ear infections, and urinary stones. The slipped disc was particularly debilitating, and I walked with a lopsided gait.
I recall that when I was 41, after returning from the hospital, I was confined to my bed, unable to move. My son would be outside but would come back periodically to turn me over, and my husband had to take care of all the housework. I was a burden to my family. After I began practicing Dafa, Master Li purified my body, and I became completely free of illness and felt light and full of energy.
It was the winter of 2013. My husband’s nephew and niece (his younger brother’s son and daughter-in-law) had a baby boy, and the whole family was overjoyed. But just a few days later, they noticed something was wrong with the infant.
They took him to the county hospital. When the county hospital couldn’t treat him, they went to the city hospital. When the city hospital said they couldn’t help, they went to the provincial hospital, but the doctors there just shook their heads and said the baby wouldn’t live much longer.
It was devastating news! The family had no choice but to bring the baby, who wasn’t even a month old, back home. Unable to bear the thought of watching her baby die, the mother left him in the care of his grandmother.
Upon hearing the news, I took a Dafa amulet and went to my brother-in-law’s home. I found the baby’s grandmother (my sister-in-law) in deep distress. The moment she saw me, she pleaded, “Is there any way you can save the baby?”
I told her, “Put this Dafa amulet on the baby and recite, ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.’ Beg Master Li for help!” She agreed.
Two days later, the baby’s hands and feet turned cold, and he began foaming at the mouth, yet my sister-in-law remained steadfast and kept reciting “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”
Two weeks later, my sister-in-law came running to my home, overjoyed to say that her grandson had recovered and was able to eat again. I told her, “You must thank Master Li!” She nodded repeatedly. The child’s mother was even more delighted and took the boy home. The boy is now 11 years old and in perfect health.
This incident caused quite a stir in our village, and many people came to understand the truth about Falun Dafa because of it. Our entire extended family, in particular, is deeply grateful to Master for saving the child’s life.
I have two sons. The older son lives at home, while the younger one went away for his education and subsequent employment. My older daughter-in-law believed the lies spread by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), so whenever I told her about the goodness of Dafa, she refused to listen.
My grandson once sat in meditation in front of her, which infuriated her. She stormed over to scold me, saying, “They [the CCP] have banned the practice. Why do you still do it and even teach it to my son? You are no longer allowed to look after him!”
She took the boy and returned to her parents’ home, threatening to divorce my son. I was angry at first, but then I reminded myself that I was a Dafa practitioner and realized I hadn’t handled the situation well. My husband and I took some gifts and went to visit the in-laws to apologize. Only then did my daughter-in-law agree to come home.
After she returned, I was no longer needed to look after my grandson, but then they clamored for us to build them a separate house so they could move out. They harped on how much we’d spent on our younger son’s education and claimed we were being biased, so we ought to build them a new home.
Money was tight back then, so we had to borrow from relatives to fund the construction. Then, after the house was built, but before they’d spent a single day in it, they decided the following year that they wanted to buy an apartment instead. My husband and I handed over our entire savings of 30,000 yuan to our daughter-in-law, and only then was she satisfied.
However, my husband was furious and declared, “We are never getting involved in their affairs again!” I, too, sometimes felt it was unjust, but by reflecting on the principles Master taught, I was able to let it go. Seeing how busy my son and daughter-in-law were with work, I would cook meals for them. When I returned, my husband would invariably scold me for it.
One day, my older daughter-in-law came to see me in tears. Her younger brother’s child had fallen critically ill and had been taken to the provincial hospital, and she didn’t know what to do. I said, “You remember what happened with your uncle’s grandson, don’t you? Here is a Dafa amulet. Take it and have your nephew wear it. The whole family should recite ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good’ and beg Master for help.”
She took the amulet and left. A few days later, she told me her nephew was out of danger. From then on, she never opposed my practicing Dafa again, and now she calls out “Mom” with affection and often buys me clothes.