Miracle of the Week – You Only Have Five Days to Live

This miracle story was written and submitted by Noel Patterson of Perth, Western Australia.

Thanks Noel!

Having being in chiropractic practise for 30 years I think I have just about experienced every type of patient that you would expect to see in a normal busy practise. The story I’m going to tell you now is quite unique in that it is the only time which this has happened to me.

One day I went in to consult a new patient and I asked him how I could help him. He replied to me straightforwardly I only have five days to live and I was wondering if you could help me with that’. Obviously this took me back a little bit and he explained to me then that he had terminal cancer, had already done the chemotherapy and radiotherapy to no avail and his doctor had told him the day before to go home and get his affairs in order, as he probably only had five days approximately to live.

As we progressed further into the consultation and then into the examination the thing that struck me about this gentleman was he made a comment, which I thought was absolutely imperative if we were to have any chance with him. He said he did not accept the doctor’s verdict and in fact he set a goal that he would go to the doctor’s own funeral. He did not say this maliciously but he was very strong in his own mind and had now set this goal and honestly thought that he could keep it.

The shortness of the five days to make a difference was not my major fear as I have been dealing with top Australian athletes for 30 years. When I am away with the Olympic and Commonwealth Games team I would often have one or two days to make a significant impact with a sports person. However this wasn’t about winning a gold medal, this was about being able to live.

Because of this strong comment I took him on as a patient and even though we changed his diet dramatically and he immediately started chiropractic care I can honestly say that I was not 100% positive about his prognosis. To this very day I still do not know what made the changes in this gentleman and I’m happy to say that he not only survived that five days but when he came in to see me last week it is now 25 years since his initial consultation. It certainly shows the power of positive thinking and there is no doubt that he expected and received that miracle.

Dr Noel Patterson

Perth, Western Australia