Turning Point

My life would have continued in this way except for a significant event. When I was eight years old I became seriously ill and my mother placed me in the local hospital for care. I had a disease of the stomach, although I do not know the name in English. The doctor felt the best option was surgery, but my mother was very worried and frightened. I was young and very frail and she wasn’t sure I’d survive an operation. She pleaded with the doctor to find another method to cure me.