(Minghui.org) I am from a farming community, and I began to practice Falun Dafa in 2003.
My daughter was in her senior year in high school at that time and needed our support to do well in her university entrance exams in 2009. Therefore, my husband and I rented an apartment near her school and moved there.
I discovered that I was pregnant about a month after we moved. I was 42-years-old and this was completely unexpected. My daughter was entering the university soon, and this would be my second child, which was in violation of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) “one child policy.”
As practitioners, we do not kill lives, and thus an abortion was out of the question.
Facing Tribulations
I had a prenatal test five months later. The doctor said, “This baby has serious medical problems. You must go for a more thorough checkup at the Fushun's Women and Children's Health Center.”
The doctor told us that the baby's kidneys were swollen because of water and his anus was not open.
We were stunned and wondered if the doctors made a mistake. Therefore, we got several more opinions, and each one gave us the same diagnosis.
The last specialist, at the Shenyang Medical University, told us that he recommended an abortion as nothing could be done for the child. He said, “The child would need a kidney transplant and then surgery to open the anus. Most likely, the child would be mentally retarded and his chances for survival are slim.” He suggested that we should have the child analyzed for chromosomal abnormalities if we did not believe him.
We sat shocked and distraught in the waiting room. Then I recalled a story in which a young female Dafa practitioner took her mentally disabled son to the airport to welcome the founder of Dafa, Master Li Hongzhi. Before leaving the house, she painted a red dot on the boy's forehead. When Master got off the plane, the boy presented him with a bouquet of flowers. When Master affectionately patted the boy's head, the red dot on the boy's forehead turned white. This scene was witnessed by practitioners and captured in photos. The boy became extremely intelligent after this incident.
My heart immediately felt lighter and I knew what to do. I must keep this child, and Master would definitely look after it.
We continued to study Master's lectures, practiced the exercises, clarified the truth about Falun Gong, and distributed Dafa informational materials.
Before my delivery date I had another test. “This child has so many medical problems,” the doctor said. “What made you decide to keep it? Even I am worried for you. The ultrasound technologist has over 30 years of experience, and she never makes a mistake. Well, since you have decided to keep it, I hope you can bring me good news after you've delivered the child.”
I told him that I recited “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” so the baby would be fine.
A Healthy Baby
I delivered my son via cesarean section one week later. He weighed 8 pounds 1 oz, and let out a strong, loud cry. Against the doctors' predictions, he managed to pass urine and stool within the first 24 hours and was as healthy and adorable as any other baby.
Two practitioners came to visit while we both were still in the hospital and said that this baby is truly a blessing from heaven. They nicknamed him the “Blessed One.”
When my son was a month old, I went to see the doctor who was worried about my family—to give him the good news. I showed him the ultrasound photos and he was stunned. He also showed the photos to the technologist who was as stunned as the doctor. I told her that I recited “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” daily, but she was too stunned to understand what I was telling her.
I went to see the technologist again one year later and clarified the truth about Falun Dafa to her more thoroughly. This time, she listened and even quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. I told her that she did not want to be a member when the CCP falls, because whoever is a member will fall with it.
One-Child Policy
My husband worked as a lumberjack. After I was back home for three months, the head of the farm called my husband and asked about the baby. This man lost his temper and said, “No one on my farm has ever violated the one-child policy. Now that you've blown it, this matter will come under the higher officials' radar, and I'll be in trouble too.”
The forestry bureau decided to impose a 10,000 yuan fine on us. If my husband failed to pay, he would lose his job.
The cost of my hospital stay and delivery was 5,000 yuan. Also my daughter's school fee of 10,000 needed to be paid. But in the end, Master helped us overcome this tribulation. We had a ten-year lease on a forest plot, which generated 5,000 yuan for us over the first 5 years. A wealthy man decided to buy the remaining 5-year lease of the forest plot at 10,000 yuan. Thus, we were able to pay off the fine, which saved my husband's job.
Benefiting from Practicing Dafa Again
Our son developed a fever and stopped urinating when he was around four months old, and his stomach swelled up like a drum. We took him to the local hospital and he was infused with three different types of drugs. He developed allergies to all of them, and the hospital told us to take him home.
I said to Master in my mind: “Tomorrow is my daughter's celebration for starting the university and also my son's 100-day-old celebration. Many relatives and friends will be here to see my child. Please let him be better soon!” That night, after giving my son a hot bath, his fever subsided and he could pass urine again. My son was his old alert and rosy-cheeked self by the next morning.
Many friends visited us and I told them about my son's recovery, and that I had to thank Falun Dafa for all the benefits I received. I talked to them about Dafa in detail and the importance of quitting the CCP. They all quit.
However, our tribulations were not over. For several months our little son experienced many illness symptoms and my husband wondered if we should take him to see a doctor.
I said, “Our child has been through greater trials than this and emerged unscathed. Master is looking after him, so he'll be fine.” It still took another seven months before our little boy returned to good health.
Whenever I pay my respects before Master's portrait, the following phrase appears clearly in my mind: “When disciples have ample righteous thoughts Master has the power to turn back the tide” (“The Master-Disciple Bond” in Hong Yin, Vol. II)
This verse has helped me calmly and steadfastly get through the one-year duration of my son's illness.
My son is now a very healthy boy. Whenever I clarify the truth about Falun Gong, I always tell people my son's story. I have yet to meet a person who has not listened with interest, and nearly everyone who hears my story calls it a modern-day fairytale. I also talk about quitting the CCP and have helped several people quit over the past few years.
My son is now five years old and in kindergarten. Whenever he feels unwell he recites, “Falun Dafa is good.” One day, he said that when his classmates are unwell, they have to take bitter medication or have painful injections, whereas all he has to do is recite “Falun Dafa is good.”
I replied, “Son, it was Master and Dafa who saved you!”
In response, he placed his palms together and said, “I must thank Master for His benevolent salvation.”
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