medical care
I'm grateful for proper medical care
A former Christian Scientist describes a serious foot infection treated in the emergency room, and contrasts it with a father who avoided doctors and died of heart disease.
Old Habits Die Hard
Former Christian Scientists share stories of delayed or avoided medical care, from skin and colon cancer to pregnancy checkups, and why doctors are hard.
Christian Scientists are ignorant about sickness and its development.
Former Christian Scientists describe how illness and death were handled in their families, including delayed care, treatable conditions, and lost relatives.
The Field was Full Well-Meaning Ignorance and Greedy Quackery
A former Christian Scientist considers the 19th-century medical world around Mary Baker Eddy’s followers, and why the faith declined as medicine advanced.
My eyesight was on the line!
A former Principia College student describes being interrogated by a Christian Science nurse, house mom, and dean after a secret ER visit for an eye infection.
I couldn't bring myself to put my kids through the same crap I went through
A former Christian Scientist describes secretly vaccinating her children, a gallbladder emergency after a year of Christian Science treatment, and leaving.
"The people here are so nice."
A contributor calls 911 when their Christian Science mother falls into a diabetic coma. The call extends her life six years and is one step in the writer’s path out of the church.