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All things are possible to God
Originally published in Le Heraut de la Christian Science
During the two years in which my first marriage lasted my husband and I tried unsuccessfully to have a child. We consulted specialists and underwent many medical examinations. The doctors discovered serious problems with my fallopian tubes and concluded that it would be impossible for me to conceive. Soon after, I was widowed when my husband was involved in a traffic accident.
Even though I was only 27 at the time, I was ashamed of what married life might entail. I felt I would have to suffer humiliations because of my infertility, which had been diagnosed as irreversible. But, six years later, I accepted a second marriage proposal.
After five years of married life without any children, my worst fear came about when I was legally separated from my husband, who had had children elsewhere. I was very discouraged. I began to experience hemorrhaging and inexplicable gaps in my menstrual cycle. When I consulted two doctors, they both diagnosed a large ovarian cyst. They recommended I have surgery:
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July 5, 2004 issue
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Pressing on to Peace
Steve Graham
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letters
with contributions from David Goldsmith, Helen Koehler, Elise L. Moore, Rita Ellen Hahn
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ITEMS of INTEREST
with contributions from Lori Van Ingen, Anita Jain, Mario Toneguzzi
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Still, the birds keep singing
By Tom Black
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PRAYER FOR THE MIDDLE EAST
By Rosalie E. Dunbar Photographs By Lloyd Wolf
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STORIES THAT BUILD CONNECTIONS
Carol Grosman
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SUMMER READING
with contributions from Bettie Gray, Warren Bolon, Kim Shippey, Marilyn Jones, Frank L. Smith
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Compassion heals a sunburn
By Malcolm Drummond
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I refused to let rape change me
By Kate Dearborn
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The catch that didn't get away
By Peter Tonge
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An inclusive organization
By Lindsay Pope
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For hostages, the heart cries for new light
By Tony Lobl
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'I was capable of making a change'
Milika Nevarez
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All things are possible to God
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