My first healing through Christian Science came before I was a student of this Science. Shortly after my marriage I was advised that I needed surgery to correct an internal disorder. Due to complications that arose during the surgery, my mother was told by the physician that he had done all he could to save me, but that my lungs had collapsed and pneumonia had set in. At this point, my mother, who was a student of Christian Science, turned to the special nurse who was assigned to my case and asked her what they were doing for me medically. The nurse advised her that nothing was now being done, as they had no other methods to use than those which already had proved fruitless.
Knowing that I was now receiving no medication, which does not mix with Christian Science treatment, my mother then called a Christian Science practitioner and asked if she would help me through prayer. The practitioner assured my mother, quieting her fears with truths from the Bible and from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. She said that I was the child of God and that He was in absolute control. I do not know the specific truths given my mother, other than "the scientific statement of being" found on page 468 of Science and Health. I regained consciousness within a few hours after the practitioner had been called, and the healing came about rapidly. The physician who had been on the case said my recovery was a miracle, and he gave Christian Science the full credit.
My sister and mother had not been attending a Church of Christ, Scientist, on a regular basis, and had not been studying consistently, but after witnessing this beautiful healing they both began to study diligently and to attend church regularly. Later both had class instruction and served in branch churches where they were members.
