I am so grateful for Christian Science and what it has done for me that I should like to tell of a healing I had a few years ago. I was living on a mining claim in the foothills of the Sierras in Owens Valley, California. My husband had gone to northern California to trap. In rolling a huge stone, I must have torn one of my kidneys loose. My suffering was great. I was unable to walk upright, and soon became helpless.
Two prospectors came into the canyon and I managed to call and ask them to bring in wood and water, and to let the cow and calf out so they could get water. The men were quite surprised to find me alone and sick. They arranged things and went out. About milking time one man returned and asked if there was anything he could do for me. After some time I heard a car coming through the canyon. One of the prospectors had gone thirty miles to report my case to a doctor, who came and took me to the hospital. After an examination he said there was nothing he could do. However, as I steadily grew worse they refused to let me leave. When friends drove up to see how I was, I demanded that they take me home. They had already sent a wire to my husband, and the doctor told them to send my husband to me just as soon as he reached home. He came the next day. and I had him wire a Christian Science practitioner for help. The doctor said that I would never walk again, and that I would never again be able to do any work. The next day with my husband's help I walked to the door and was able gradually to straighten up. With great joy, I exclaimed, "I'm free!"
Three days later I joined my husband on a three-mile climb up the canyon, and felt very well. I began to gain in weight and at the end of a month had gained thirty pounds. No one can know my joy and gratitude for this wonderful healing.
