What was wrong with Amir Shakkar, and what unconventional treatment did Sai Baba prescribe for him?

Amir Shakkar was afflicted with severe rheumatism, which caused the joints of his body to be seized. When he narrated his illness in detail to Sai Baba and prayed for deliverance from his sorrow, Baba's remedy was not a physical medicine but a direct command. As described in Chapter 22, Baba instructed Amir that he should stay steadily in the Chavadi. This was his only medicine; he had to accept Baba's word and maintain his faith, even though the living conditions there were extremely challenging and contrary to what one might expect for healing.