medical care
Hospital Stays
A former Christian Scientist's guide to a hospital stay: getting admitted, who is on your care team, the daily routine, pain, visitors, and going home.
Medical History & Personal Health Records
Why former Christian Scientists with few medical records should start their own health record, what doctors will ask about family history, and where to find old vaccine records.
Unashamed ExCS
Content warning: rape. A former Principia student describes a date rape, being made to stop antidepressants, an overdose with no medical attention, and being barred from campus.
Freedom from Christian Science and a Path out of Anxiety
A former Christian Scientist describes fourteen years of fear over heart symptoms, then medical tests that found no problem, and therapy for anxiety and panic attacks.
Interview with the Author of "Cult Survivor"
An interview with Chrystal Cole, a former Christian Science practitioner, about her memoir Cult Survivor, leaving the church, and family still in it.
Chrystal's Story: New Beliefs
A former Christian Scientist, now a Quaker, describes rebuilding her beliefs, raising her sons with doctors and vaccines, and recovering through therapy.
Chrystal's Story: My 2nd Lump (Part 3)
Part 3: after a year of guilt, a former Christian Scientist sees a dermatologist about a lipoma, lives with the scar, and starts physical therapy.
Chrystal's Story: What's Next?
A fourth-generation Christian Scientist describes a lump that returned after surgery, trying other churches, a procedure on her son's ear, and her move toward doctors.
Chrystal's Story: On Recycling and Medicine
A former Christian Scientist describes ideas being rejected at two branch churches, from recycling to events, and members refusing to admit two young women who took medicine.
Visiting the pharmacy
A guide for former Christian Scientists new to medical care on what pharmacists do, from filling prescriptions and advising on over-the-counter drugs to checking interactions.