Did the Earth Move for You
<p><span word="Eleven">Eleven</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stricken">stricken</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debilitating">debilitating</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="restricted">restricted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="recovering">recovering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="she">she</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="d">d</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wheelchair">wheelchair</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="few">few</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="any">any</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="contracting">contracting</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="undaunted">undaunted</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span>, <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="vow">vow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="d">d</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="someday">someday</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="rehabilitation">rehabilitation</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="therapies">therapies</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="therapists">therapists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="charmed">charmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="undefeatable">undefeatable</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="imaging">imaging</span> &<span word="mdash">mdash</span>; <span word="about">about</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="waking">waking</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>.</p><p><span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="whirlpools">whirlpools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="sessions">sessions</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="faithfully">faithfully</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="imaging">imaging</span>, <span word="visualizing">visualizing</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="moving">moving</span>, <span word="moving">moving</span>, <span word="moving">moving</span>!</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="moved">moved</span>! <span word="She">She</span> <span word="screamed">screamed</span> <span word="out">out</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="m">m</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>! <span word="Look">Look</span>! <span word="Look">Look</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="moved">moved</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="moved">moved</span>!</p>
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