More than nine years ago I suffered a massive heart attack. At the time, I was not a Christian Scientist, but I wanted very much to trust in God and understand Him. My wife, who was and is a Christian Scientist, was with me. I asked her what I could hold on to in thought, and she recited some simple truths: "You are God's perfect child." "God's love is the only power and presence." "God is All." I repeated these to myself many times as I was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
At the hospital the doctor told my family that nothing could be done for me. He said I would probably not last through the day. I knew without a doubt that my wife didn't accept this as true and she was knowing the truth all the time —that I was spiritual; that I reflected God as His creation, man.
Several hours later I was moved to another hospital—a large metropolitan one with the newest equipment and considered the best in heart care. The next morning I woke up in the intensive care section of this hospital. The first thing I noticed was that I was not afraid. There was no pain, and the nurses were all amazed that I was aware of everything that was going on. My wife and our children came in to see me, and I realized how much I really loved all of them.
