In January, 1922, I was taken very ill with the grippe. After I had been ill for six weeks I tried to get up, but felt very weak. Suddenly I had severe palpitation of the heart, which grew continually worse. I was also oppressed with fear and had pain all over my body. We sent for a doctor, who diagnosed the trouble as anæmia, weakness of the heart, and neurosis. We consulted four physicians, but none of them could help me. Besides this, I had lost all confidence. In this condition I was almost always in bed for a year and a half. Doctors' bills and medicine had consumed all of our savings.
One day a good friend came to us and told us of the almost instantaneous healing of a lady. This lady had suffered from a severe illness and had been healed in Christian Science. I was immediately of the opinion that this help, which seemed to be miraculous, could prove to be a blessing to me too; and I requested my husband to communicate with a practitioner. Christian Science help was very lovingly promised, and my confidence in God was so strengthened that from the very first conversation with the practitioner, which led me into this beautiful religion, I felt a decided improvement in my condition and was able to leave my bed. Up to then it had not been possible for me to walk across the room on account of pain, palpitation, and weakness; but in a fortnight all was overcome, and I could take up my household duties again and go out alone.
I give this testimony with a grateful heart, and state that through reading the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, for which I am especially grateful, I have gained quite another concept of God and His creation, and have become joyous and happy. — Elbing, Germany.
