"Freely ye have received, freely give." For some time I have wished to send a testimony of the healing power of Christian Science, hoping that it will give help and encouragement to others.
Specialists had told me, in 1927, that I was suffering from tuberculosis of the lungs, and accordingly I had sanatorium and hospital treatment. In spite of this, however, I grew worse, and by the autumn of 1929 I was indeed a wreck, so much so that I was sorry each morning to wake up, and only wished I could die. It was at this juncture that Christian Science was presented to me. I took up the study of it right away, and had help from various practitioners. The healing came slowly, because, for one thing, I had to learn that I had my own work to do, and could not expect the practitioner to do it all. However, gradually one distressing symptom after another left me, until now I have no trace of the disease.
In addition to the foregoing healing I am grateful for the healing of extreme melancholia and depression, from which I had been suffering. For some months, in spite of great efforts on my part, it had seemed impossible for me to take any interest in anything. I could not read, music of any kind upset me, and in addition to this I was so full of fear that I dreaded to be left alone. In fact, I was a burden not only to myself but to all around me. This healing too was slow. I had to learn to be more grateful, and then the cloud lifted and relief came.
