At a time of extremity more than thirty years ago Christian Science proved my only hope and help. My mother, who for some years had been the last remaining member of my immediate family, passed on, and I was left with a sense of great loss. At the same time X-ray and other examinations by several specialists gave me little encouragement that I could survive the tuberculosis from which I was suffering.
When no improvement appeared after some months of following medical advice, I turned to Christian Science and went to see a practitioner, whom I asked for treatment. She immediately helped me to begin the study of the Lesson-Sermons in the Christian Science Quarterly. I also attended regularly the services at a Church of Christ, Scientist. The practitioner gave me treatment for three weeks, and I continued to study, and I was supported by prompt help whenever I asked for further treatment. My fear lessened gradually, and in six months I was well and strong.
During this same period and without specific treatment, an intestinal difficulty, which I had had all my life, disappeared. A condition of inflammation of the nerves was overcome, and I was able to lay aside glasses, which I had been told I would always need. Moreover, the Christian Science teaching concerning God as Father-Mother healed the sense of loss I felt after my mother's passing. Since that time there have been many healings in our family. Among these healings have been those of hay fever, severe influenza, rheumatism, a broken collarbone, a nose injury, a case of shingles which nearly covered the body, and several so-called children's diseases.
