ITEMS OF INTEREST January 4, 2010 Issue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

with contributions from M. K. Merelice, Lorna Edwards

[THE FOLLOWING LETTER was a published reply to a November 27, 2009, Boston Globe editorial titled, "No prayers in health bill."]

I can understand the concerns of people who do not have experience with the cost-effective healing result of Christian Science treatment. As someone whose childhood was peppered with extensive periods of ill health, I appreciated the services of our family physician. As an adult whose excellent health results from having learned about Christian Science, I offer the following considerations:

Medical care and healthcare are not synonymous. Many of us maintain our health with methods other than standard medical care. . . .

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