Matthew's legs don't work, and he'll never walk again, and -- and he does experience this as an "and" rather than a "but" -- and he experiences himself to be healed and whole.
马修的腿不好使了，他永远都不能再走路， 而且——在这里的确应该用“而且” 而不是“但是” 而且他让自己 变得痊愈，变得完整。