Our Readers Write Dr. Francis M Pottenger, Jr., Remembered By His Patient

My father worked hard so that my mother could stay home and take care of me. So when I asked my father about my childhood and my asthma, the quiet in his face spoke volumes. Dr. Pottenger and his philosophy helped to heal me. My mother and her incredible self-discipline helped to bring about a lifetime of good mental and physical health. She made sure that I followed his orders and did all that was suggested. No one ever guesses how sick I was as a child when they meet me now. And I smile to think that this great adventure took its many twists and turns due to Dr. Francis Pottenger, a man far ahead of his time, and my mother and father, two people who knew the power of love.