When I read a testimony in an issue of the Christian Science Sentinel by a man who is not a member of The Mother Church but who experienced a healing through the teachings of Christian Science, I realized I, too, could express my gratitude for Christian Science even though I am not a member of the Church.
About fifteen years ago I was in the hospital with what the doctors had diagnosed as infectious hepatitis. I had been told to expect a long and slow convalescence; they said it could take a year or more for a complete recovery. I had been placed in a special room in the hospital and had been told I would have to remain there for a few weeks.
This was very hard to bear, as it meant a separation from my family. I had a nine-month-old daughter and a three-year-old son at home. I called some close friends and asked if they would help with the children; they agreed.
