More than sixteen years ago, while living on the Pacific Coast, I was to mortal sense in a hopeless condition. The malady was cancer of the womb, dropsy, which caused me to be swollen to twice my normal size, an asthmatic condition, and a heart trouble so severe that I had to be propped up with five pillows in order to get my breath. This continued from January to April of 1920. My sufferings were intense, and I grew very weary lying for so long in one position. I had a faithful practitioner and a Christian Science nurse, and many were the battles we fought out when death seemed imminent. Many times in the night I would be beating the air for breath, when the nurse would telephone the practitioner; and before she had finished talking with him, I would be easy and able to get my breath.
Two large internal tumors were expelled painlessly, the only operation being that of divine Mind, "for the word of God is ... sharper than any twoedged sword." The complete healing, however, seemed long drawn out, until one glorious morning I awakened healed. When I awoke my first thought was one of alarm when I found myself lying on my back and entirely off my pillows; however, I at once realized that my breathing was normal, and I rejoiced to see and feel that the swelling was all gone. The joy and thanksgiving that flooded my consciousness cannot be expressed in words. I called to my nurse, who was sleeping in the room, and she rejoiced with me. One look at me convinced her that I was healed. She asked me if I did not want to get up and put on my clothes. This I did with her help. She reported to the practitioner that his patient was healed. I could hear his voice on the telephone, and heard him ask if we did not want to go for a ride the next day. The next morning we drove for four hours, and it was wonderful to feel again the sunshine and smell the salt air.
The following day I went alone on an interurban car twenty-five miles into the country and gathered golden poppies for two hours in a stiff gale. Returning to the city, I purchased a basket at a florist's for my flowers and sent them to a friend, walking five blocks to attend to the matter. In about ten days I was back at my duties, and have had splendid health ever since.
