Though articles by me have been published in the Christian Science periodicals, it has been 50 years since my first testimony appeared in the Journal. So I thought I would celebrate this significant anniversary by writing another testimony of healing.
First, I can report that my healing of a skin disease, which I recorded in that first testimony (August 1962 Journal), and which a British National Service medical board considered incurable, has been permanent. After the healing, the board regraded me “A1”—fit for duty—and I duly completed my two years of service, which proved a most rewarding time.
Now I’d like to express gratitude for a healing of stammering, which I was still dealing with half a century ago. This had been a difficulty since my school days, when it was something of an embarrassment. I had to make allowances when speaking to other pupils and teachers, often having to find other words or easier ways to begin a sentence when the stuttering was evident. This did not make for fluent communication, and it prevented my participation in activities such as poetry reading, which required speaking aloud in public. I was still able to sing with ease, and was grateful for being able to take part in school musicals. But I longed to be free of this impediment altogether.
