The nurses assisted me with walking the halls and stairs, and making sure I looked as good as possible. And all were up for good humor in their conversations with me. The love and support continue with the visiting nurse staff.
Guest Stay
My husband, son and I loved the dining room, the breakfast, the garden, and the Italian restaurant just outside the grounds. It was so easy to take the bus down to the waterfront. Everything about staying at Arden Wood was gracious, peaceful, friendly and lovely. We’ll definitely come again!
She regained… dominion.
A man called from a hospital emergency room where his elderly mother had been taken after a fall at home. X-rays confirmed that both of her shoulders were broken. The mother came to Arden Wood for Christian Science nursing care. Slings were put on both arms for support. When she first arrived, she needed two Christian Science nurses to assist with all transfers and to walk.
A Christian Science nurse fed her and assisted her with all personal care. Within a few weeks, however, she was removing the slings and starting to use her arms naturally. Often, she would sit for hours reading the Bible Lesson, studying and praying. She regained her peace, balance, strength, and dominion.
Soon, she was walking up and down the halls and eating in the dining room without any assistance.
Complete healing
When our daughter had a painful, messy blister across her toe, we decided to seek out a Christian Science nurse. Not only were we looking for healing, but we also wanted to assure our daughter’s soccer coach that we were taking concrete steps to address the wound.
We decided to bring our daughter to Arden Wood’s outpatient wing. We called ahead, so they were ready and waiting for us. We appreciated the healing atmosphere and the clear thought of our nurse. She wrapped the toe, and showed us how to do it ourselves at home. We left with a small supply of gauze and tape, and a great sense of reassurance.
Our daughter was able to return to playing soccer immediately, and a complete healing came very quickly after that. The outpatient service provided by Arden Wood is a wonderful provision, which enabled us to deal with the physical need quickly, efficiently, practically and metaphysically.
Quick recovery
Dear Arden Wood,
In early March, I quite suddenly could not move freely, and after a while, I could not move at all. One morning it took about a half hour just to slide out of bed. I contacted a Christian Science practitioner, who agreed with me that I should avail myself of Christian Science nursing care at Arden Wood.
Somehow I was able to get into our car, and my wife drove me to Arden Wood. Two nurses helped me into a wheelchair and moved me up to a second floor room, at which point I was helped into a very welcome Lazy Boy-type chair.
From the very first moment, I could feel the pure love expressed by the nurses as they helped me dress and bathe. It was not long before I was significantly improved and able to maneuver down the hall with a walker! I spent four days surrounded by this loving care, and was so improved that I could easily get going on my own, and felt able to return home.
I do not know or wish to know what to call the condition, except to say that it was a phase of nothingness. I credit the love—“the vital part, the heart and soul of Christian Science” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, 113:5)—demonstrated during my stay with my quick recovery. The word of God is “quick, and powerful” (Hebrews 4:12), and we are able to prove it, thanks to Christian Science and the loving practitioners, and the folks like those at Arden Wood who are there to help us.
A stay to remember
Dear Arden Wood,
I have told so many friends what a wonderful time we had at Arden Wood!
It all started when I saw the invitation in your newsletter to “Come stay with us” if you are going to the America’s Cup! We had tickets for a race and wanted our son to join us from Squaw Valley. Your ready response and extremely reasonable room rate were all we needed. Then, when we arrived, all the help we were given, even to putting our coolers in the fridge in the staff room, and then being shown to our beautiful suite of rooms—well, we couldn’t have been more grateful.
I had offered to give a little clarinet concert to say “thank you,” and then I saw your beautiful flyer advertising the concert, which the staff made up and posted all around. What a wonderful room I was given in which to perform. And I was so grateful for the enthusiastic response from the loving audience. It was a pleasure to perform!
My husband, son and I loved the dining room, the breakfast, the garden, and the Italian restaurant just outside the grounds. It was so easy to take the bus down to the waterfront to watch the race (which was a thrill in itself). Everything about staying at Arden Wood was gracious, peaceful, friendly and lovely. We’ll definitely come again!
While visiting dad
For about three years now – since our dad became a resident in Arden Wood’s Sheltered Care program, and later when he moved to the Nursing floor – my sister and I have enjoyed overnight stays in lovely guest rooms while visiting Dad (and other residents) at Arden Wood.
In addition to the beautiful gardens, fine dining room and menu, friendly staff, and other areas for gathering or solitary reflection, the healing atmosphere is always wonderfully conducive to rest and study during our visits. On one occasion, my sister experienced a wonderful healing, staying for a week in a specially-appointed room on the Nursing floor—not far from Dad’s room.
What a privilege it is for us to visit such a fine Christian Science institution nearly every month in the exciting world-class city of San Francisco. Arden Wood has blessed not only our experience, but our family, our Christian Science branch church in Nevada, and other friends. It has truly fostered our growth spirit-ward.
When I arrived…
Dear Arden Wood,
When I arrived, I could not walk at all on my own due to weakness and infection in my leg. I am now doing stairways and walking throughout the house with the aid of a cane or walker.
But the highlight of my stay at Arden Wood remains the dedication, spirituality and helpfulness of the entire staff. I entered with mixed feelings. Relatives and friends had passed away there, and some former staff members had expressed their frustration with working at Arden Wood years ago. When the practitioner I was working with suggested one of the things I should include in my treatment for myself was to work for Arden Wood, I did so. In the process, I realized that the staff there is actually made up of very happy people. All of them went out of their way to help me, both physically and metaphysically. This was a real overturning of my negative thoughts upon entering.
The nurses assisted me with walking the halls and stairs, and making sure I looked as good as possible. And all were up for good humor in their conversations with me. The love and support continue with the visiting nurse staff.
Many thanks to you and all your people.