In the hope that this testimony will bring renewed courage to some one, I wish to relate some of the things which Christian Science has done for me. It is not possible for me to describe all the blessings that I have received through this teaching.
Early in 1918 I became ill. I at once resorted to medical treatment, and in four weeks was able to resume my work. From that time on, however, I was always tormented by pain, and my strength diminished despite all the medicines I took. In the beginning of June I had to stop work. I then went to another doctor, who said I had heart trouble and chronic pleurisy. As a remedy, he recommended more quiet and relaxation. On account of the heart trouble I had to go to a different locality for a cure. There I was treated by several other physicians. Finally one of the doctors again sent me to a higher altitude. There I was told that I could never get well again, but that by the use of various restoratives, they would try to improve my condition somewhat. But after a short time all medicine and injections proved to be useless. In addition, I succumbed to the grippe, which aggravated all my troubles. I broke down mentally and physically, and lost all hope. I decided to leave the health resort and to go home, there to die. But my condition did not allow me to make the trip without a stop, so I remained at a place where I had formerly worked. The climate there was milder, and for a while I seemed to be getting along somewhat better; but the improvement did not continue.
Then a dear friend called my attention to Christian Science. I had heard of this teaching some years before, and I also knew that my friend had been healed through it. I was of the opinion that one needed to have a strong faith, or it would not work; and this faith I did not possess. I felt sure that there was no remedy left for me, and therefore gave up even medicine. My friend then visited me again, and asked me whether I had not as yet called a Christian Science practitioner. Thereupon I told her that I had given up all hope of ever getting better, and that I believed Christian Science could not help me either. She replied that she had believed in it only after she felt its healing power. I then decided to go to a practitioner, for I knew I could believe in Christian Science only after I felt my condition had improved.
