For three and a half years I had been troubled with a peculiar complaint from which I could get no relief, and which the doctor said was caused by an intestinal spasm. It came whenever I would eat or drink anything, and the wailing sound could be heard half a block away. In the summer of 1915 I was taken suddenly ill with a severe attack of bowel disorder. I was in bed two weeks and was very much disheartened, for the doctor had said that as soon as I was stronger I would have to be operated on.
A friend called upon me one Wednesday morning, not knowing that I was sick, to tell me about her own wonderful healing in Christian Science. I asked her for full particulars, and she gave me the name of a practitioner, also told me where the church was located. I said that if able to do so I would meet her at church the next Wednesday. Through a neighbor I obtained a copy of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, which I immediately began to read, and soon I understood that God was the healer in Christian Science.
On the following Saturday the doctor was to call to see how I was getting along, but I telephoned him not to come unless sent for, and then made an appointment with a Christian Science practitioner. After four treatments I was a well woman. That terrible cry had left me, and I was able to lay aside glasses, which had been worn for eighteen years. Wednesday evening, when I met my friend, I was free from all my ailments and very happy.
