During a routine physical activity while on duty in the Brazilian Army, I injured myself and felt a pain so intense in my right leg that I could barely stand. I immediately began to affirm the ever-present, divine perfection of God, which I express as His child and which cannot be altered. This healing thought came to me because of what I have learned through my study of Christian Science.
In accordance with regulations, I was taken to the barracks infirmary, where the unit’s doctor attended to me. After examining me very carefully, he said that I had suffered a severe muscle sprain in the back of my lower leg. He immediately prescribed the medications that he considered necessary, in addition to recommending that I go to the military hospital and undergo specific exams to determine a treatment for my full recovery. He also prescribed eight days of leave from work and the suspension of physical activities during my recovery. His prognosis was that I would need 30 to 45 days before I could take up my physical activities again.
Unable to move around on my own, I was carried to my house, located within the barracks and close to the infirmary.
