Testimony of Healing July 2, 1921 Issue

When my little boy was still a baby I noticed that he was...

Amy Lown

When my little boy was still a baby I noticed that he was not thriving. He had bowel trouble which was persistent, so I called in the local doctor, who said the child was really very ill, suffering from colitis and chronic diarrhea. I followed the doctor's instructions carefully but the child grew steadily worse, and after six weeks' treatment was too weak to stand. We then put him in a children's hospital, but after a week were asked to take him away, as he was fretting and was worse than when he went in. From that time on for about two years he was under the care of one doctor or another, specialists and others, but without deriving any benefit. "The child study" people were keenly interested in him. He was so emaciated that they asked for his photograph to show what he was before their treatment began.

His illness continued, however, until at last it reached the final stage, according to the doctor who was then attending him; dropsy set in and he was swollen to a great size and was unable to walk. The doctor proposed tapping him to give temporary relief, but a friend who had derived great benefit from Christian Science advised us to try Christian Science treatment; so my mother sought out a practitioner, who promised to help him. The very next day, to my surprise, the child got off his couch and walked, and from that time the dropsy passed away and he commenced to get better. Since his healing he has not had one drop of medicine or any medical treatment, and he is now a fine, hardy, sturdy boy who will compare favorably with other boys of his age, and will shortly be going to school. We have received many other blessings through Christian Science, for which we are very grateful.—(Mrs.) Amy Lown, Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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