child neglect
I dreamed in a red haze all night.
A man describes testicular torsion at age 13 when his mother read Science and Health instead of getting medical help, the lasting injury, and a later hospital visit.
If I would only know the Truth about my sight, I would not need glasses
A former Christian Scientist describes ten years of untreated nearsightedness, a practitioner who told her to know the Truth, and how it limited her as a child.
I was the beneficiary of dumb luck.
A former Christian Scientist recalls childhood coughs and earaches treated only with prayer, and a retired trauma counselor’s verdict that this was neglect.
My mother’s response: "It’s like you've given up."
A former Christian Scientist recalls a severe teenage sunburn treated only with prayer, and their mother's reaction that they had given up.
I imagine what my mother would have done and then do exactly the opposite
A former Christian Scientist raised in the UK recalls untreated ear infections and a mother afraid of social services, and how it shapes the way they raise their son.
I blame a belief system that tells parents that doctors make things worse.
A man born with clubfoot describes how his Christian Scientist parents prayed instead of seeking treatment for three years, and what that cost him.