Get Updates
Subscribe to receive instant notifications for new study materials and important updates.
What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicin... - Moments Supplementary Reader
Question
What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?
Answer
Johnsy is suffering from pneumonia.
Her willingness to live is what can cure her. The doctor observes that she has lost the desire to live and has made up her mind that she will not recover. He tells Sue that medicines alone will not work if a patient does not want to get well. Her recovery only begins once she regains her hope and will to live.