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For twelve years and over, I had suffered…
Originally published in the 1909 pamphlet “Christian Science and legislation”
For twelve years and over, I had suffered from throat trouble, called by some specialists paralysis of the vocal cords, by others catarrh. A throat specialist in London, England (one of the late Queen Victoria's physicians), charged me two hundred and fifty dollars for an examination, and later five hundred dollars more for an operation which gave me only temporary relief, telling me that it was all he could do for me. Another noted specialist in Melbourne, Australia, confirmed this opinion with the statement that my throat would never be well. However, as my business took me to different parts of the world, and my living depended on my voice (which at times left me entirely), I was compelled to continue my efforts to find a cure. Coming to this country, I went to a specialist in San Francisco, who operated on me with the same result as before,—relief for a short time. Here I was forced to give up the profession for which I had studied many years. I had been treated by seven specialists, all prominent in the medical world, had been operated upon four times, at a cost, for drugs and doctors, of about six thousand dollars altogether.
While in Salt Lake City for a short time, I was persuaded by my wife to try Christian Science, and I did so, though with no expectation of getting any benefit therefrom. I had treatment one evening, and can any one picture my surprise and delight when, on rising the following morning, I found myself a well man,—my nose and throat free from all disease,—and that with only one treatment from a Christian Science practitioner, the cost being comparatively nothing. This was two years ago, and I have had no trouble with my throat since that time.
The gratitude I feel for the help received from Christian Science, words cannot express; it has been good for me and mine, both physically and spiritually.
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