Dr. John Webb former director of CMC Vellore in India narrates the story of an 8 year old baby who came to CMC with an advanced inoperable cancerous tumour. After investigation he was discharged predicting that he may not survive for more than two weeks. On his way home he went into a faith home and had a prayer. The boy recovered and is still alive after 25 years. It is said neuropeptides produced in the brain can stimulate production of T cells, the immune body.
Wholistic healing is a total healing - body, mind, spirit, social factors and environment.
I will illustrate this by two case studies, which reveal that physical healing alone is not enough. A patient was brought to one of our prestigious hospitals with a severe wound inflicted on his leg after a fight. The leg had to be amputated. After healing an artificial leg was fitted and he went home walking like a normal person. Two months later police discovered a dead body in a well with an artificial leg with a written note saying - I took my revenge.