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friendsatworkortohisfamilyathome.Hehadnotspokenwithhis
fianceinfivedaysandwhenshecalledhishomehewouldinstruct
hismothertosaythathewasnotinorwasunabletocometothe
telephone.Hisparentstriedtotalktohimbutheclosedthemout,too,
anditseemedasifDavidhadretreatedintoaworldwherenooneelse
wasallowedtoenter.
TendaysbeforehewastoreportforactivedutyDaviddidnot
appearatthefamilybreakfasttable.Certainthathehadoverslept,his
motherwentupstairstocheckonhimandwasshockedtofindDavid
lyinginhisbedstaringattheceiling.
"Mother,Ican'tmove.Idon'tknowwhat'shappened,butI
can'tmoveatall."
Davidwasrushedtoahospitalandafternumeroustestsbyhis
familyphysicianandneurologicalexperts broughttohiscase for
consultation,itwasdeterminedthattherewasnophysicalreasonfor
David's paralysis. No physical reason, and yet Davidwastruly
paralyzed. Hisfreedomofmovementwaslimitedtoopeningand
closinghiseyesandtospeaking.Davidusedhisfreedomtospeakto
tellhisfathertobesuretheArmyknewofhisconditionsotheycould
cancelhisdraftnotification.
After three weeks in the hospital and consultations with
neurosurgeons andpsychiatrists, Davidwas senttohishome by
ambulancewherehewouldspendthenextfiveandonehalfyearsof
hislifeconfinedtohis bed.
WhenDavidwasalmost 25 hismothercametovisitmeand
askedaboutthemiracleofmetaphysicalhealingasapossiblecurefor
herson.Itwasthroughthecompletehistorythatshegaveandthrough
talkingwithDavidlaterthatIlearnedofthefactspresentedabove
concerningthecircumstancesleadingtoDavid'sparalysis.Afterwe
spoketogetherforaboutanhour,itwasagreedthatIwouldvisit
Davidthe nextdayandspeak withhimconcerningmetaphysical
healingandthemiraclepowerhepossessedinhisownenergized
mind.DuringmyvisitwithDavidhewasquitereceptivetotheidea
thatthroughthemiracleofmetaphysicalhealinghewouldbeablenot
onlytomoveagain,buttomoveaboutfreelyjustashehadbeforethe
onsetofhisparalysis.Itwasagreedthatheandhismotherwouldboth
performthemiraclestepsthatwouldbringDavidbacktothefulluse
ofhisbody.Theyweretousethepowerofenergizedmindinthe
miraculousvideo-medictechnique,thesametechniqueoutlinedfor
youlaterinthischapter.