Before I was born I was given up for adoption. After birth I was considered too sick to leave the hospital and was kept there for three months. Finally a nurse traveled with me to my prospective parents' home. A doctor, who examined me as required by law, had cautioned against the adoption. He said, "All her normal functions are impaired; some have virtually stopped. This child won't last." "All the more reason for me to take her," replied my mother, a new student of Christian Science. "I can give her Christian Science, and she will be healed through prayer."
She kindly dismissed the doctor, and it was decided that the nurse and I should spend the night there and a decision would be made in the morning. My mother kept me next to her bed all night. She has told me that neither of us slept. She used those hours as an opportunity to apply the truths of Science. She told me softly that my Father-Mother God was my Parent; that I was His spiritual likeness; that God was my life, my health, my all — while I looked up at her, showing signs of feeling the love and truth she was expressing. Early the next morning she called a Christian Science practitioner for treatment. That morning I retained my food; in fact, I ate everything offered me. "This baby was sent here by God for the Christian Science we can give her," said my mother. So I stayed and flourished.
Under Christian Science treatment, all my normal functions became active and normal. Before long I was plump and radiated much joy. Treatment was no longer needed. At age two and a half I was enrolled in the Christian Science Sunday School. Throughout the years I have been a devoted student of the Bible and the writings of our Leader, Mrs. Eddy. I can never express enough gratitude to God for this background. My primary healing was so complete and permanent that I have continued to have good health in every respect.
