It was nearly ten years ago when I experienced some serious coughing spells. I prayed about it, but the coughing continued. Over the years, Christian Science had healed me of a number of physical difficulties, as well as a two-pack-a-day smoking addiction and the use of alcohol, so I knew that this coughing could be healed as well. However, after it persisted, my husband asked me to see a doctor. I agreed to do this.
After examining me, the doctor gave me a prescription for a course of antibiotics, which I filled and took as directed. Several days into taking this medication, though, I collapsed. My husband helped me into bed, and I asked him to call a Christian Science practitioner. I couldn’t seem to think clearly, and I was extremely weak, so my husband brought the phone to me and I listened to the practitioner. I felt comforted by his statements of Truth, and he said he would continue to pray for me. In a couple of days, I felt able to get out of bed by myself and resume normal activity, so I released the practitioner.
I was still not free of the cough, however, so I returned to the doctor. After she listened to my lungs she asked me to get an EKG, which I did. In the days we waited for the results, I tried to gain a clearer sense of the omnipotence of God, wherein only good exists. I was taken by surprise a couple of days later when this doctor called me at my home to say that she had seen the results and that it was urgent I go to an emergency room. I was pretty stunned, and I told her I would take care of it. I was upset and afraid, and I wanted to pray to know what to do.
