Article July 14, 2008 Issue

MY JOURNEY FROM 'TERMINAL' TO JOYFUL AND HEALTHY

BY SUZY FEENEY

From what I've learned through Christian Science and my reading of the Bible, I know that there is a loving God. I know that God's love and presence bring healing, and that no health verdict is irreversible.

But as I watched the almost nonstop television tributes to Senator Edward Kennedy and his fight against brain cancer recently, I saw them from a personal perspective—as one who was in a similar state 15 years ago. The terms "hopeless," "tragic," and "unfortunate" were used to describe me. My journey started there, but led to real healing and a place of love.

My story begins in 1993, before I'd ever heard of Christian Science. I was in what was, at best, an uncomfortable marriage. My husband and I had two boys ages five and seven. Symptoms I was experiencing led me to have a medical exam. I was told I had an inoperable brain tumor at my brain stem, and that I had a couple of months left to live. The doctors suggested that I go home and make final arrangements.