My parents took up the study of Christian Science at my birth, and I went to the Christian Science Sunday School until the age of twelve. At that time we moved to the country, where church attendance was difficult, and my parents drifted away from this teaching. Later, although I had not forgotten my childhood healings, for several years I acquiesced to my husband's opposition to Christian Science.
Then, on the verge of a nervous breakdown, I became ill with scarlet fever. My children were ill with scarlatina, and the school nurse came to visit them. She became alarmed at my appearance and reported it to the county health department; we were immediately quarantined.
On the third night, when my husband saw that I was slipping away, he called a friend who was a dedicated Christian Scientist to come and help me. I was barely conscious. She came and sat by the bed and talked of God's love for me and my six children, saying that I would live to raise the children. The truths she shared of God roused me, and I began to respond to the facts of my perfect spiritual being. I felt strength and health returning and soon fell into a natural sleep. When morning came, I was able to get up and attend to the needs of our family. This was the turning point in my life. I had undergone a spiritual rebirth and felt blessed by divine Truth and Love.
