The testimonies which appear in the Christian Science periodicals have been a source of inspiration to me during the last nineteen years. With a heart full of gratitude I wish to add my testimony, hoping that it may bless someone, as I myself have been blessed. I was just finishing high school at the time Christian Science was presented to me. Although I was not an invalid, I had never been strong. My heart had always been weak and my liver torpid. I was subject to chronic malaria and jaundice as a result of the liver trouble. The family physician had assured my mother that I would develop into an invalid as I grew older.
A few facts about Christian Science were explained to us by a member of the family who had become interested in it. My mother took me to a practitioner, and after six treatments I was healed. Instead of being cross and melancholy I became joyful and happy. Glasses were also discarded, although there was no especial treatment given for the eyes. These healings have all been permanent.
In 1919 I was suddenly attacked by blood poisoning in both feet. The flesh became dark red in color. The feet and limbs to the knees were badly swollen. I felt that it was best to have help, so called a practitioner. She worked faithfully for several days, but the trouble did not seem to yield. The discoloration began to appear above the knees. The practitioner was again called and told of this further spread of the trouble. Her answer, denying error's power, came over the telephone with great emphasis. From that moment the difficulty began to yield; but it was ten weeks before the natural color of the flesh returned. The healing, however, was accomplished.
