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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 59, 10 March 1906, Page 4

A MODERN MIRACLE. . _♦ — % . The Lame Walk. Over twelve Months in Bed. Doctors said Amputation or Death. Case of Miss Eilen Urwin causes profound sensation. ; * _ Miss iUrwin, 21 years of age, resident of $6, Hopper Street, Wellington,' relates her wonderful story:—'.'About the 16th of July, 1902, I was taken ill with RHEUMATIC FEVER. At the end of four weeks, Dr. ■ ordered my removal to the Hospital. The swelling of my limbs was causing great anxiety, especially my leg, where a large abscess had formed at the knee. I entered the Wellington Hospital on the 20th August; the doctors operated the day following, succeeded by two more operations before Christmas. The Wednesday before 'Xmas Day my people were informed that it was. absolutely necessary to AMPUTATE THE LEG, the bone was diseased, and would not heal. Dr. came to my bedside, and kindly as possible told me their decision, stating that it was the only thing to save my life, and the operation would need to take place as quickly as possible. On Good Friday I was conveyed home in the ambulance, very weak, and could not move without assistance. The leg was so swollen the KNEE WAS NOT DISCERNABLE, and hard as a board. On Easter Sunday I commenced taking PLANTEKOA. It would weary you to give details of my progress, from the bed to the fireside, then a hobble round the table, a period on crutches, from that to a walking stick, to my present condition, being able to walk anywhere without assistance. I shall never forget Sunday, October 9th, 1903, the first day I went any distance with the crutches, and attended the Wesleyan Sunday School Anniversary, in Taranaki-street. The astonishment of my friends was intense, as very few expected to see me out again." Miss Urwin is keeping in the best of health, and the cure is permanent.