The elderly monk Simeon, who had made a vow never to leave the Mount Athos, was suffering from a serious illness. The doctor had warned him that if he did not leave to seek treatment outside of Mt Athos, he would die. The monk was in a dilemma. How had his illness developed? The elderly monk Gregorios had hemiplegia (i.e., one side of his body was paralyzed) and was bedridden. Anxiously he was waiting for the return of the Abbot. For what reason?
