MY first healing in Christian Science was when I was a child just learning to walk. I fell and broke two lower ribs on the left side. My parents did not know they were broken at the time; but shortly afterwards a lump formed in the back opposite the broken ribs. My mother had been healed in Christian Science prior to this, but did not understand it well enough to feel she could trust a child to its care; so I was taken to a physician to find out what the trouble was. The difficulty increased under his care. My parents later turned to Christian Science for help for me, and I was healed. My left shoulder, however, was four inches lower than the right one. The practitioner moved to another town, and my mother in writing to her one day said I was perfectly well except that my back was crooked. As soon as the practitioner received the letter she denied this error with Truth and I became perfectly straight.
When our elder little boy was five years old, he awoke one morning feeling quite ill. He had no desire to get up or eat anything. He remained through the day in this condition, with quite a high fever. In the evening he went into a spasm. I was so fearful that I telephoned to a practitioner and asked her to come to the house. She came in a few minutes and gave the child a treatment. In about twenty minutes he began to stir a little. The practitioner went to him. As soon as she spoke to him. he opened his eyes and sat right up. He wanted something to eat, and did not go back to bed until bedtime that night.
Another occasion when Christian Science was a great help in time of need was when I had seemingly lost my voice. Through the help of a practitioner the difficulty was completely overcome in two treatments, and I have had no further trouble.
