In the spring of 1926 I suffered from an earache, which...

Ida Potts

In the spring of 1926 I suffered from an earache, which was so painful and persistent that I did not get any sleep for two weeks. At the time I was in deplorable economic circumstances, being a widow with two small children to support, and not a dollar in the world. This lack and my feeling keenly the responsibility of bringing up my two children alone, brought on my illness. Every day for the two weeks I swallowed a half dozen aspirin pills, but obtained no relief. I felt that if this kept up I should lose my sanity.

I had a sister who lived out of town, and in desperation I called her and told her of my predicament. She said that she had a friend who was a Christian Science practitioner, and that she would try to get in touch with her. When she told me to try to get some sleep I cried, "I have tried for two weeks to sleep, but I can't lie down, I can't stand up, I can't do anything!"

In the meanwhile, a neighbor took me to a professor who was willing to examine me. After seeing my ear, he said I must have an operation, since I had a very bad case of mastoid infection. I wept bitterly. I had seen the result of such operations, and I did not want that, because I was afraid it would keep me from swimming—a sport I love dearly.

I went home, and shortly afterward my sister called. She said that she had reached her friend, and that the latter would start to treat me in half an hour. She again told me to lie down. I determined to make myself lie down, come what would. Perhaps a minute passed—I don't know—but soon I felt warm and comfortable; my eyes seemed as lead, and I closed them. I fell asleep and slept soundly all night, my first sleep in two weeks. The next morning I felt ever so much better. My sister called me and asked me how I had slept; so I told her. "My friend treated you as she said she would do, and she will continue. Be as happy as you can," said my sister.

I recovered shortly thereafter, and have not had any recurrence of the trouble. I know that Christian Science did this for me.—(Mrs.) Ida Potts, Chicago, Illinois.

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