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Bogot\u00e1, Colombia, Jul 17, 2012 \/ 10:30 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The testimony of a Colombian man who says he was \u201cmiraculously cured\u201d of Parkinson's Disease through the intercession of Blessed John Paul II could allow for the canonization of the Polish pope.<\/p>\n

\tAccording to the newspaper El Tiempo, the case involves Marco Fidel Rojas, the former mayor of the town of Huila, whose testimony has now been sent to the Vatican office heading the sainthood cause for the late pontiff.<\/p>\n

\tRecounting his story to the Colombian paper, Fidel remembers experiencing the first symptoms of the disease in December of 2005. After a series of examinations, doctors determined he had suffered a stroke, which led to the development of Parkinson's.<\/p>\n

\tLittle by little the disease began to get worse. \u201cI felt like I could collapse at any moment. Various times I fell down outside on the street,\u201d he recalled, adding that once he was almost run over by a taxi.<\/p>\n

\tAs the years went by and his health continued to deteriorate, Fidel suddenly remembered on the evening of Dec. 27, 2010, that during a trip to Rome he had met Pope John Paul II after Mass and spoke with him for a few moments.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI have a friend up there,\u201d Fidel thought that night, amid his pain. \u201cAnd he had Parkinson's. Why didn\u2019t I pray to him before? Venerable Father John Paul II: come and heal me, put your hands on my head.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tAfter praying, Fidel said he slept perfectly that night, and that the next morning he woke up with no symptoms of the illness.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cYes, John Paul II gave me the miracle of curing me,\u201d he said. \u201cMy great promise to my healer is to spread devotion to him wherever I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tEl Tiempo reported that Dr. Antonio Schlesinger Piedrahita, a renowned neurologist in Colombia, has certified Fidel\u2019s healing and says he is in good health.<\/p>\n

\tThe miraculous healing of a French nun, Sister Marie Simon-Pierre \u2013 who also suffered from Parkinson's Disease \u2013 paved the way for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, which took place in Rome in May 2011.<\/p>\n

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