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"Myfouryearoldson,Greg,isfulloflifeandthinksthereis
nothingbetterthanrunningasameansoftravel.Evenifmychairhad
amotor, Icouldn'tpossiblykeepupwithhim."
LackofmobilitywasnottheonlycrossbroughttobearonSusan
andherfamilythroughtheeffectsofarthritis."SometimesIcould
kickmyselfforbeingcrosswithmyfamily.Myhusbandcanunder-
stand,ofcourse,thatattimesthepainissobadthatIbiteanyone's
headoffjustforsmilingatme.It'snotthateasytogetthetwoboysto
understand thatattimesI'min such pain I'dgrowlatthe angel
Gabrielhimselfifheappearedbeforeme."
Susan wanted to be free fromthe pain and restriction she
sufferedfromarthritis,butshealsowantedherfamilyfreedofthe
restrictionsplaceduponthembecauseshewasunabletobethewife
andmotherthatshefeltherfamilydeserved.Shehadbeentoldby
manyphysiciansthattherewasnohopeforhercondition,andthatthe
bestshecouldhopeforwastoadjusttoherlimitationsandexpecther
familytodothesame.Astimepassedandthepaingotworseandone
restrictionwaspileduponanotherforSusan,shedecidedthatshe
wouldbehealedinspiteofthefactthatmedicinecouldoffernocure
toheroreventhepromiseofapossiblecureinthenearfuture.Susan
wasdeterminedthatshewouldbefreefromarthritis,andfreefrom
herwheelchair.
Thisdeterminedframeofmindwasevidenttheentirehourof
ourfirstmeeting. "Ijustknowsomethingcanbedoneaboutthis
arthritis.I'veheardyouondifferentradioshows,andIbelievein
whatyousayaboutthefactthatthemindcancurethebody.WhatI
wantyoutodonowisteachmehowIcanusemymindtogetridof
thisarthritis."
Wediscussedthemetaphysicalhealingtechniquethatwould
restoreSusan'sbodytoperfecthealth,andSusanagreedtofollowall
instructionsfortheuseofherultra-mindinordertocureherselfof
arthritis.WhenSusanleftshesmiledbroadlyandsaid,"Thenext
timeyouseemeI'llbewalking."
Susanprovedtobeawomanofherword.Threeweeksafterour
firstmeetingIwasattheuniversitycatchinguponsomepaperwork
whenIwasinterruptedbyaknockonthedoor.Thedooropenedand
inwalkedSusanR.smilingbroadly."Well,youwererightandso
wasI.Themiracleofmetaphysicalhealingsureispowerfulstuff.