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Miraculous
THOMAS BECKMAN
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How is it possible? 

– What do you mean?

 

Ovarian cancer?

– Yes, stage four.

 

Twenty years ago? 

– Twenty years ago.

 

You survived? 

– No choice.

 

What do you mean? 

– My daughter was pregnant.

 

You willed it to happen? 

– I willed it to happen.

 

How could that be? 

– The power of faith.

 

I haven’t seen this! 

– Neither have I.

 

What happened next? 

– My new granddaughter.

 

The power of faith? 

– My contract with God.

 

Your contract with God? 

– To see her get married.

 

To see her get married! 

– She marries next year.

 

What happens then? 

– Too early to say.

THOMAS J. BECKMAN is an internist and Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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