I had been sickly and delicate from infancy, and had suffered...

Marguerite Moro

I had been sickly and delicate from infancy, and had suffered frequently from one illness or another. In December, 1919, I was overcome by extreme weakness, which increased from day to day, until, in February, 1920, the doctors stated that I was entirely paralyzed. After four doctors in Zurich had declared my case incurable, baths and electric treatments were tried, but to no avail. I was so helpless that I had to be fed and washed and have my hair combed; and, in fact, have everything done for me. I weighed about seventy-six pounds. My prayer, as well as the prayer of our whole family, was for healing; but as we knew neither ourselves nor God, we were entirely ignorant of the way in which God heals. Because of this ignorance we accepted the statements of a woman who claimed to be sent by God to heal the sick through magnetism. But error begets error only, and this treatment brought me worse results; for I was no longer able to think properly, and seemed to take no interest in anything. Our wish became stronger than ever that God would lead us to the truth; for it was clear to us that there must be a way to the truth which makes free, of which Jesus spoke.

In August, 1920, dear friends offered to take care of me; and in these surroundings of friendship and neighborly love Christian Science found me. Humbled by suffering and disappointment, I was ready to leave all for Christ, Truth, and had only one wish,—to learn to know and love God. In an unusual way, too, although natural to Truth, we got the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy; and with great interest I soon read its language, which was entirely new to me.

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