There are no words to express my deep gratitude for Christian Science. At birth I was what medical authorities call a blue baby, and weighed only three pounds. Up to the age of five I was in and out of hospitals and under the care of several doctors. The final report was always that I could not live much longer, and there was nothing more they could do for me. Many times my parents would have to alternate their sleep at night, for I needed care.
When I was five years old a friend introduced my parents to Christian Science and they decided that, since the doctors could do nothing for me, they would try this healing method. Three Sundays later they entered me in a Christian Science Sunday School. That night I started to become quite ill and my body became discolored. Both parents were at my bedside when I opened my eyes and told them that they could both go to bed, because I had a new doctor now. I told them: "God is my doctor, and I am all right." With that my natural color returned and I went to sleep, completely healed. In Sunday School that day my teacher had repeated the Lord's Prayer to me, and some of the truths remained with me. This healing prayer had done its work—I was well. Doctors had told my parents that if I were lucky enough to live to the age of twelve they should never let me go into the water at the beach. This fear was also overcome, and I have enjoyed many wonderful times in swimming.
I now have children and grandchildren of my own. In the years since my childhood healing I have had many more healings and blessings.
