Here is an interesting AP article on a nun seemingly cured of Parkinson’s disease –
Top News- Nun Says Pope John Paul II Cured Her – AOL News
Sister Marie Simon-Pierre stopped short of declaring her recovery a miracle, saying that was for the church to decide. But she said her life "totally changed" after her symptoms vanished in one night of prayer and mystery in 2005.
"For me, it is a bit like a second birth," the nun, whose identity was long kept secret, said at a news conference. After her sudden recovery, she said she told one of her fellow nuns, "’Look, my hand is no longer shaking. Jean Paul II has cured me."
The 46-year-old, speaking in a clear, poised voice, said she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2001. Her symptoms worsened with time: Driving became practically impossible, she had difficulty walking, and her left arm hung limply at her side. She also could no longer bear to see John Paul on television, because he, too, was stricken, more seriously, with the disease.
When seeing him, "I saw myself in the years to come, to be honest, in a wheelchair," she said.
Her cure came on the night of June 2, 2005, exactly two months after the pontiff’s death, she said. In her room after evening prayers, she said an inner voice urged her to take up her pen and write. She did, and was surpassed to see that her handwriting, which had grown illegible because of her illness, was clear. She said she then went to bed, and woke early the next morning feeling "completely transformed."
"I was no longer the same inside. It is difficult for me to explain to you in words … It was too strong, too big. A mystery."
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