Testimony of Healing January 16, 1978 Issue

When reading the chapter "Fruitage" in Science and Health by...

Helen Vincent

When reading the chapter "Fruitage" in Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, I came to "A Case of Mental Surgery," page 605. It brought remembrance of the healing I had several years ago.

I had fallen and was taken to a hospital. One friend called a doctor; and another, knowing my desire, called a Christian Science practitioner. X rays were taken, and when the doctor had studied them, he asked it I walked very much; would it bother me if I couldn't? I assured him that I wanted to walk. He replied that my kneecap was so shattered that it should be removed immediately, and if I waited more than six hours I would have a stiff leg the rest of my life. I said, "Thank you, doctor, I'll trust Christian Science for healing." He said that he would put my wrist (which was broken) in a cast and my knee in a splint, both in plaster. I declined and said that bandages could be applied, but nothing more.

When applying the bandages, he said, "I am not worried about that wrist, but I certainly am about that knee." I said, "Don't be worried, doctor, because they will both be properly cared for. There is nothing to be worried about."

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