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A perfect heart
Over a year ago, my husband and I lost our employer-backed health insurance and had to find our own. My husband, who is not a Christian Scientist, had an extensive medical history. But because I had no recent medical history, the insurance company required me to undergo a complete physical exam.
Though I had not felt ill nor had any physical problems for many years, the results from my physical exam and EKG showed that I had an advanced form of heart disease. The insurance company described the illness as incurable, untreatable, and probably fatal. They also informed me that it was likely I wouldn’t be able to obtain health insurance because of this preexisting condition.
Initially, I was stunned by the diagnosis because I felt physically fine. But later as I reflected on the condition of my heart, I remembered how, for the previous several years, my husband and I had been estranged from someone who was very dear to us. I thought of the number of times during those years when I’d said, “My heart is broken.”
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July 8, 2013 issue
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Letters
Robin Kadz, Nancy Boyer-Rechlin, George King
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Abandoning apathy
Deborah Huebsch
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A shift at the office
David Fowler
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Decisions, decisions
E. Garrett Stone
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Fasting from hatred and separation
Sharon Carper
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Blessing showers
Virginia Hughes
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Sacrifice and humility
Deanna Mummert
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Deep listening showed me the way
Doris Ulich
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Muslim holiday of Ramadan begins
Sentinel staff
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You are very important
Shirley Paulson
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A perfect heart
Lee Pettit
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Stopping contagion
Salonee Vencatasamy
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Back and arm pain healed
Eric D. Pagett
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Sore throat 'dismissed'
Harry C. Sheridan with contributions from Walter S. Sheridan
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Growth on hand gone
George Strong
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See the 'halo'
The Editors