At the age of four I became very ill with indigestion, and this trouble grew worse as time went on. When ten years old I was put on a very strict diet, which I followed for many years. Occasionally my stomach was pumped out; but even with all this attention the condition became chronic. I then became ill with inflammatory rheumatism, which left me with St. Vitus's dance and nervous prostration, a condition that hindered me from going to school, or even going out to enjoy the freedom other children had. I was given a bedroom in the attic, as no one could sleep anywhere near me without being kept awake. I also had many embarrassing experiences when in public, as the condition manifested itself in such a manner as to annoy anyone who was in my presence. When fourteen years of age I was stricken with meningitis, which left me with heart trouble of a very serious nature; and the least exertion would affect me so that I would have to lie down. This also became worse as I grew older.
I doctored for two years longer for these conditions, and then our family physician told my mother that there was no cure for me; that all he could do was to give temporary relief. At this point I came into Christian Science. I asked for treatment as a last resort, having exhausted all other means. I had gone to the practitioner but twice when the indigestion, which was in an aggravated stage, was completely healed. I have never had another attack, and now eat whatever is placed before me, without any ill effects. This healing took place twenty-two years ago.
The healing came about so quickly that it created in me a desire to know more about that which had cured me of a condition from which I had suffered for twelve years. I became an ardent student of this Science, and soon found that other ailments were being relieved. I was still laboring with the conditions of heart trouble and nervousness, but the relief was coming so steadily that I was able to go to school and also receive private tuition, until I reached a point where I entered business and continued my education after business hours. This I did until I finished two years of college. After studying for several years, and with the loving help of a practitioner, I was completely healed of the heart trouble.
