The Connection Between Belief And Health
IllustrationStory★★★★Deepak Chopra tells the story of how he operated on a patient for gallstones and discovered an inoperable case of cancer. The patient was diagnosed as having only two months to live, but her family decided not to tell her the news. Eight months later, the patient had no signs of cancer. Several years later, she told her doctor that before her surgery for gallstones, she was certain that she had cancer, but when she heard after the operation that it was just gallstones, she promised herself never to be sick another day in her life.
The point
A patient diagnosed with inoperable cancer recovered completely because her family kept the diagnosis secret and she convinced herself never to be sick. Illustrates the remarkable power of belief and faith on physical health.