I WAS PLANNING to spend that Saturday horseback riding with a friend. But when she dropped the ramp of the horse trailer we were going to use to transport the horses, the loud bang startled my horse, and she bucked me off and ran away. I was thrown to the pavement head first, knocked unconscious, and dragged several hundred feet through an empty parking lot.
I woke up in the intensive care unit of a hospital with a serious concussion. My husband called a Christian Science practitioner to pray with me, and he also asked some members of our branch Church of Christ, Scientist, for their prayerful support. After two days in intensive care—where I was monitored but received no medical treatment—I was released from the hospital at my own request, although much improvement was still needed.
During my first week at home, the practitioner continued to provide Christian Science treatment. And each day I experienced noticeable progress in walking, moving, and speaking. Gradually, my equilibrium and balance returned to normal. Although one of my fingers was sprained and several of my toes felt numb, I felt confident continuing to pray on my own at this point, so I released the practitioner.
