Testimony of Healing November 15, 1999 Issue

Child's broken arm quickly healed

Margaret C. Freeland with contributions from Kay Jensen

One Saturday afternoon many years ago, when the school summer holidays were drawing to a close, our children were enjoying a swim in the pool. Our elder daughter, Kay, about eight years old at the time, finished her swim and ran to collect her towel from the clothesline. My husband had parked a small trailer under the line to get it off the driveway. Instead of winding the line down so she could reach her towel, Kay stepped up onto the side of the trailer. But she overbalanced and fell heavily onto the bricks below. Her arm was limp and causing her much distress.

We made her as comfortable as possible, and tried to reach a Christian Science practitioner. When we were not able to contact one, we decided to take Kay to the local hospital. We waited whilst they X-rayed the arm, and were eventually informed that the arm was broken in two places between the wrist and elbow. She would need to be kept in overnight for an operation the next morning to insert a steel pin. The doctor was insistent that without this procedure the arm would not heal properly. Finally, but still feeling uncomfortable with the decision, we left our daughter to be readied for the operation the next morning.

After he had retired that night, my husband suddenly woke, as if a light had been switched on, and told me that he was now sure that Kay should not be in the hospital. He rang the night staff at the hospital, told them of his decision to take our daughter home without having the operation, and asked them to please alert the doctor in charge, of his decision.

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