Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

   Becky Lasch, from Buffalo, in her mid-thirties, writes her own
dramatic story. We reprint it below in its entirety:

   "Three and one-half years ago, I was dying. I had been struggling
for 18 years following poisoning by pesticides. Progressively my
body wore down. Now, turned-aggressive lymphoma was killing
me. And I couldn't add more toxic material, called chemotherapy,
to my already toxic body.

   "A dear friend placed a bag of Gerson literature on my sickbed,
and I began to read and read. My Mom picked up my friend's
Norwalk juicer, a bag of organic carrots, etc., and we began "The
Healing Adventure" at home. My body cried out with the very
first juice, "I LOVE this food! I feel HORRIBLE!" (I did not have
the means to come to the Gerson Hospital, but it would have been
a far better way to begin.)

   "The first juices activated long-gone immune responses. In the
first three days, the tumor on the side of my thigh turned to mush
and disappeared. And the stationary, poisoned lymph began to
move. Because the lymphoma was systemic and the toxic load in
my body had destroyed so much, I have had a continual series of
difficult reactions as different parts and organs of the body took
their turn at "turning on" to cleanse and rebuild. Buckets and
buckets of the old putrid matter passed from the intestines. Lumps
were coughed up from the lungs. Old black material was expelled
from the uterus. Rock hard lymph glands softened and shrank.
My body had undergone structural changes, had turned on
morbid organs, and, at one point, had to regrow a fingertip I had
accidentally cut off.

   "After 3-1/2 years on the Therapy, I still have a way to go due
to the high toxic load still being eliminated. The Therapy is
demanding; at times I felt I was running a marathon. But we can't
cave in. Whether we can see through the dark cloud or not, there
is so much to live for. I know that the desire to live was stimulated
by my loving family and God above. My girls are now 10 and 12.
They and my hard working husband and mother were a tremendous
source of strength and encouragement. Where would I be
without them?

   "I am continually awed that Dr. Max Gerson could discover an
immune-stimulating, total-body therapy and have the courage and
ability to explain it. I am deeply thankful for Charlotte Gerson's
patient perseverance and clear words.

   "I give God the glory. And how I look forward to seeing my
children grow and to some day seeing my grandchildren!"

   Becky continues her recovery and is close to being completely
well at this time. Last news February 2002.