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I was confined to my bed for eleven months with a...

From the January 1903 issue of The Christian Science Journal


I was confined to my bed for eleven months with a running ulcer, the result of a spider bite received while spending the summer in Arkansas. The many months of suffering and the complications which arose from my long confinement left me in a very weakened condition. My limb was drawn and shrunken and my knee, hip, and ankle joints were perfectly rigid. I could not touch the floor with my foot by several inches.

Five doctors had treated me and one said I would never walk without the aid of crutches, another that an operation would be necessary. Osteopathic treatment afforded no relief, and I was getting more discouraged every day, when a Christian Scientist came to me and told me of the wonderful cures effected through Christian Science. I was doubtful at first, but finally decided to try it, and she gave me the first treatment May 30, 1902. From the first day I began to improve, and in a week was able to be up and about, using crutches. I was entirely cured of several minor ailments and to-day my health is better than it has been for years.

About the middle of October I discarded my crutches entirely, and although I still have a slight limp I am confident the demonstration will soon be complete.

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