It is nearly seven years since Christian Science was brought to us by a very dear woman who had been in Christian Science for some time. I had been sick practically all my life and was almost constantly under a doctor's care, my greatest difficulty being stomach trouble and extreme nervousness. I was only allowed to eat certain things, and for months at a time was put on a diet of eggs and buttermilk, being told by the doctor if I ate any solid food it would kill me. This went on from year to year until one day I became very ill, and out of the seven doctors called none knew what the trouble was. I was put to bed for three weeks, then the specialist informed my husband late one afternoon that if I was not taken to the hospital that night I could not live. This seemed out of the question as we had two children, one four years and a baby seven months, who had been sick since she was three days old. Nevertheless my husband, who was very much frightened, consented to the doctor's advice, and telegraphed my sister to come at once, and that night they took me to the hospital.
I remained there for three weeks packed in ice, and yet my condition was not much improved. I begged to be taken home again. The doctor consented if I would promise not to ask for my children, whom my sister had taken to her home. I remained in bed three weeks more, when one day I decided I would get up, but found myself in the same condition as the first day I was confined to my bed. This was very discouraging to me; so when my husband came home that evening, I told him I was ready to try Christian Science, and I asked him to call the lady who had told us about it. She came; I told her of my need and she said, "All right, if you are ready for Christian Science, we are ready to help you." She called for a practitioner the next morning, Friday, and asked for treatment for me, also asked him to come out and see me, as I had expressed a desire to see him. He could not come before Sunday evening, but began absent treatment for me on Friday, and that same day I was up all afternoon. Saturday I went to lunch with our Science friend on the next floor below. This seemed truly wonderful after going through what I had. Sunday morning I got up at nine o'clock and remained up until nine in the evening.
When the practitioner came in the afternoon, I can truly say he gave expression to the most beautiful words I had ever heard, and I was healed. The following Tuesday my husband and I went to my parents' home, a distance of one hundred and eighty-seven miles by train, and then drove eight miles. I was not even tired and was ready to eat a big meal, instead of being put to bed. I remained at home six weeks taking care of my two children and helping my mother with the household duties. Since that time Christian Science has been in our home, and we have relied on God at all times, no matter in what form error presented itself. The children have had measles, whooping cough, and chicken pox, but they were restored to perfect health, and there were no ill after effects.
