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tenceisenoughforanyoneandtwo''incurable*'sentencesaremore
thanenoughforanyone.AsitturnedoutIwastohavethree''incura-
ble"sentencesinall.Thesameheadinjurywhichhadproducedthe
diagnosisofblindnessandtheprognosisofincurablewasthefirst
suchsentence.Paralysisofmyrightarmwithadiagnosisconfirming
thatparalysisandaprognosisofincurablewasthethirdsentenceI
wastoreceiveinthe"incurable"category.Sandwichedinbetween
thosetwosentencescamethediagnosisofepilepsy—theresultofthe
sameinjurythathadclaimedmyeyesight,andaprognosisofincura-
ble.IfyouthinkIturnedimmediatelytothemiracleofmetaphysical
healing,youare 100 percentwrong.Iwasaveryangryyoungwoman
andasmuchasitpainsmetoadmitit,Iwastedmorethannineyears
ventingmyangeronmyself,peoplearoundme,andevenGod.Ifit
hadbeenatallpossible,IknowIwouldhavepunchedGodrightin
thenose,anditonlymadememoreangrytothinkthatI'dhavetouse
mylefthandtodoit.That'squiteanadmissionifyouconsiderthe
factthatpriortothisaccidentIhadspentalmosttwoyearsofmylife
asacloisterednun.
SomehoweverythingIhadlearnedasachildconcerningthe
miracleofmetaphysical healingandeverythingIhadread inthe
Scripturesconcerningthekeysthatunlockthismiraculoussecretwas
allforgottenbyme. Ididn't knowthe true meaningofthe word
incurableandsowhendoctors saidthattheinjuriesfromwhichI
sufferedwereallpermanent,Ithrewawayallhopeandincomplete
ignoranceIfilledmyselfwithhostilityandresentments.WhatIhad
knowninmyheadallmylifeconcerningahumanbeing'sownpower
throughtheforceofhismindtobringhealingtoillnessorinjuryhad
neverbeen learnedby heart. It seems that what is learned only
intellectuallyandnotbyheartcanbeeasilyshouteddownbyacritic
orawell-intentionedphysicianwhodiagnosesanillnessorinjuryand
statesthatyouhavelittleornochanceofrecovery.
PerhapsIgottiredofbeingangryormaybetheinformationthat
hadfilledmyheadforyearshadfinallymadeittomyheart,maybeit
wasthegraceofGod,oracombinationofallthree, butIfinally
decidedthatI wouldbe curedofblindness, ofepilepsy, and of
paralysis.Itoldmyplantotwofriendsandtheyofferedtoperform
theexercise withmeonmybehalf. Weusedthesametechniques
whicharepresentedforyouinthisbookandintendaysIhadbeen
entirelycuredthroughthemiracleofmetaphysicalhealinganden-
joyedthen,asIdonow,theblessingofperfecthealth.