(Clearwisdom.net) Several years ago, my mother, who is 83 years old, was diagnosed with tuberculosis. After spending over 8,000 yuan on treatment her condition improved, but in September, 2006, she suffered a relapse and the tuberculosis spread to her bones. She had three holes in her vertebrae, which caused excruciating pain and prevented her from eating or sleeping well. When we transferred her from a hospital in Hebei Province to the Beijing Tuberculosis Hospital, doctors there told us that her condition was very serious. They considered her case their most serious one, due to her age and the severity of the disease, and immediately put her in intensive care. They also told us that few patients ever recovered from tuberculosis at this late stage and that the disease was contagious. My two sisters and two brothers all took turns taking care of my mother, but after a while, they were afraid they might get infected and didn't want to go to the hospital anymore. I said to them, "I practice Falun Dafa. I'm not afraid of the infection. I'll take care of Mother."

I told my mother to always recite "Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good," but sometimes she was not fully conscious and forgot to recite it. Her condition did not improve, even though she was given intravenous injections for a month. Because her health was not improving, I decided to take her home to look after her.

At home, I again tried to tell my mother to recite "Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good." She believed in what I told her and that it would help her improve. This time she regularly recited it and as a result she could sleep easier and became more energetic. She said, "Falun Dafa is good" every day and told me she wanted to practice Falun Dafa as well. I was very happy to hear that. I told her, "That's good. But you need to be steadfast in your belief. Teacher will cleanse your body, which may bring discomfort, but you cannot give up if you feel uncomfortable." She replied, "No matter how uncomfortable I feel, I will continue to learn Falun Dafa and do the exercises. I'm not afraid of pain or death. If I don't practice Falun Dafa, this disease would have taken my life anyway." She asked me not to buy her anymore medicine, and she concentrated on studying the Fa.

One day she felt her stomach was empty and wanted to eat. I said to her, "This is good. Teacher has cleansed your body."

After that, day by day, my mother's health gradually improved, and by early 2007, she had fully recovered. When the neighbors saw her improvement they were all amazed and started to tell others about what they had seen.

Although my mother is illiterate, she studied the Fa every day by listening to Teacher's lectures. She could recite the table of contents page of "Zhuan Falun" and Lunyu (the preface to Zhuan Falun); she knew the formulas for all five exercises and could finish them all in two hours; and she also learned to send forth righteous thoughts. Now she helps with light housework and does some mending and sewing. She also helps to clarify the truth by using paper bills with truth clarification words written on them when she buys things at the shops and the market.

My older brother and sister and my younger brother all changed their attitude towards Falun Dafa. At first they did not believe in Dafa or support Dafa; now they do. When my younger sister and her husband started practicing Falun Dafa, several friends and neighbors followed suit. My mother's story encouraged and benefited our whole family, relatives, and friends. They all declared their withdrawals from the CCP and its affiliated organizations.