As a child, I saw my brother healed of bowlegs by Christian Science. The legs were so badly bowed that he could not stand on them. Orthopedic methods were given a full trial without effect. Then absent treatment in Christian Science was asked for, and my mother started to read "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy. Within three weeks the legs were straight and strong.
I have experienced quick healings in Christian Science, but I have also learned that, even if a healing does not come at once, it will still certainly come if the truth is persistently and correctly applied. About twenty years ago I began to lose the use of my legs. I sought help in Christian Science, but the condition grew worse until I was no longer able to attend to my professional work.
At the time I held an established post in the British Home Civil Service, and when my regulation sick leave was exhausted I was required to have a full medical examination in order that the authorities might decide on their next step. I agreed to the examination, but explained that I was relying on Christian Science for healing and did not desire any material treatment. An ambulance took me to a service hospital, where I spent a week under thorough medical examination. The surgeon in charge then told me that I was suffering from some form of paralysis for which there was little likelihood of cure. He also told my wife that I could not be cared for at home, as among other things bedsores would soon develop. I did not see his written report to my department, but the outcome was my being invalided from the service.
