Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

   Some seven years ago, in 1995, C.S. was troubled with a vague
ache in the groin area. The doctor assumed that she had a hernia.
Surgery was suggested, but she sought a second opinion; hernia
surgery was again suggested. Finally C.S. went to a recommended
doctor who upon examining her found a small swollen gland
which he believed was a lymphoma. A biopsy was done at that
time by Dr Blair in Kingston, NY and it was discovered that she
had "large cell non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma." She was sent to a
colleague for a full examination and this physician, Dr Feldman,
also in Kingston, found a small lump in the upper right quadrant
of her breast. After removal and biopsy this lump was found to be
adenocarcinoma. When the surgeon performed a lumpectomy, he
was unable to obtain clear margins. In other words, cancerous
tissue remained in the breast.

   At that time, the entire oncology and support staff met to
discuss prognosis and suggest the best treatment. Their recommendation
was for a radical mastectomy, followed by six weeks of
chemotherapy, then a "long chain radiation" series to radiate her
right side lymph system.

   The patient, who is an artist, asked for and received slides of
her tumor cells. She printed these images and made casts of her
breast to be creatively involved with the cancers. She advised her
doctor that she would postpone following his recommendations,
and began intensive research into alternative therapies and studied
materials by Gerson. Coincidentally, she happened to be in line at
a village market where a woman reported on a patient who was
helped by the Gerson Therapy. After viewing Gerson videotapes
she decided to go to the Mexican Gerson Hospital. As a struggling
artist, she lacked funds, however, she was able to borrow money
and went to the Hospital.

   In December 2000, she stated that she had been "clear" for
many months. Her original oncologist continues to analyze her
blood work, noting the absence of cancer markers since her
therapy at the Gerson clinic. The lump in her groin is gone and
her breast is normal. She leads a busy and unusually productive
artist's life. She has better energy and her digestion, which had
always been poor, is now normal and she no longer suffers from
indigestion.

  She did not involve her family or her friends. She took care of
herself with the help of a boyfriend. "Detoxing and rebuilding
was a profound spiritual experience," she says.