Shortly before I was to enter...

Marguerite Reine Alice Clérisseau

Shortly before I was to enter a sanatorium for a stay of at least two years, I met a Christian Science practitioner and began the study of Science. I was suffering from what was said to be incurable tuberculosis, and the authorities anticipated an operation for me.

I felt entirely alone, having lost my health and the singing career to which I had completely dedicated myself. But the practitioner introduced me to the study of the Lesson-Sermons from the Quarterly, and I also studied the chapter on Prayer in Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy.

The practitioner visited me in the sanatorium, encouraging my study of Christian Science and insisting that I leave as soon as possible. After the first analyses made at the sanatorium, bacilli were no longer found in my lungs, and I was given no drugs during my stay there.

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