At 30 years old, an individual was diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri, though they had suffered from it for years prior to receiving the diagnosis. The condition mimics a brain tumor, and it took a year of persistent medical visits for doctors to identify it, as tests consistently returned normal results. By the time they were preparing to attend the Bethel Music Tides concert in Fairfield, CA, two years later, they had been bedridden for months. They were unable to keep down food or water without medication and, even then, sometimes required emergency care. They could not walk straight and experienced vertigo, poor equilibrium, and chronic fatigue that caused them to walk hunched over with a limp. The individual also suffered from visual distortions, ringing and swooshing in her ears, daily vomiting, and a constant low-grade headache with waves of intense pressure that left them unable to think or function.
Their neurologist and ophthalmologist were urging them to undergo brain surgery—not as a cure, but as a possible way to relieve some of the symptoms. This individual attended the concert with their mother, unaware that they would leave completely healed.
During the concert, the individual sensed the glory of God moving through the sound waves, describing it as waves coming in and out like the tide along a shore. They felt God’s presence flow into them, fill them, and then flow out again through the body as they declared the names of God. At one point, a Bethel Music leader shared a word of knowledge about someone who had experienced rejection. The individual received prayer and was freed from a spirit of rejection.
When they returned home, they were walking toward the gate when they felt what seemed like a finger—the individual believed it may have been an angel—touch the base of the spine and move upward to the neck like a zipper. Immediately, they had to reposition from being hunched over to standing upright. They began walking straight, then shouted to the mother and jumped in the air several times. The individual ran through the corridor, went upstairs, and jumped without any nausea, vertigo, or pain. Though they was simply overjoyed to walk normally, the brother declared, “You are healed!”
The individual later shared the news with the doctor, who was happy for them. From that point on, they were able to walk, run, jump, eat, and drink normally. Their hearing was clear, vision was restored without distortion, and no pressure was experienced in the head or pain in the body. They had abundant energy, and those around this individual were amazed.