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The summer I was fifteen years old, I became very ill, eventually...
The summer I was fifteen years old, I became very ill, eventually losing the use of my legs. My father, who was not a Christian Scientist, insisted that I be taken to a hospital. When I arrived there, a tube was put in my trachea and I was placed in an iron lung because my lungs were paralyzed as well as my legs. The doctor said it was the worst case of polio Los Angeles General Hospital had seen that year, and gave my parents little hope that I would survive the night.
I don't recall that any medication was given, but I do remember that I held to a verse from the Bible: "In him we live, and move, and have our being" (Acts 17:28). I also prayed using the words of a hymn that starts "In atmosphere of Love divine,/ We live, and move, and breathe" (Christian Science Hymnal, No. 144).

November 11, 1996 issue
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Freedom from alcoholism
Margaret N. Simons
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Turning down alcohol without a second thought
Robert J. Adler
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What is morality, anyway, and who decides—and why should anyone care?
Gayle Miller Huizinga
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Father-Mother God is with me
Lindsay Ann Schaefer
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Breaking the grip of fear
Emily Wright Jaeger
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Church: a dynamic, healing idea
Russ Gerber with contributions from David Brown
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A real find
Irene L. Alley
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Integrity
Rosalind S. John
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Escape from Liberia—with God's help
by Kim Shippey
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Loving and respecting little children
Barbara M. Vining
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The summer I was fifteen years old, I became very ill, eventually...
Judith McPhee Fries
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Since my introduction to Christian Science over forty-five years...
Donald A. Kleinsmith
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My mother was invited to read Science and Health at a very...
Jocelyn Loveaire Green with contributions from Raphael William Green
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I had been doing an odd job for a friend and tried to move...
William H. Crofton