Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

   Carl's first indication of a problem came in the Spring of 1976,
when he noticed that a mole on the inside of his right leg had
changed color and texture. He brought this to the attention of his
dermatologist who dismissed it as not requiring further consideration
at that time.

   In the Fall of 1978, Carl finally insisted that his dermatologist
do a biopsy of the suspect mole. The report showed it to be
malignant melanoma. All surrounding tissue was subsequently
removed by a second surgery. Carl says that he was given little
information about the severity of his disease, or on the odds of its
recurrence.

   In the Summer of 1980, he found a hard swollen lymph node in
his right groin, the size of a large marble. He was offered surgery
to strip out all his lymph nodes, furthermore a bone marrow
transplant that had "showed promise" of yielding positive results.
Carl discovered that these "positive results" meant a survival of
approximately eight months. He refused the offered protocol.

   Meanwhile he had done a good deal of research and had found
alternative, nutritional treatments, specifically the Gerson Therapy,
which he eventually chose. He started the Therapy in July
1980 at a Mexican Gerson hospital; continued the treatment at
home for 6 months, then returned to Mexico for an additional 14
months of Gerson Therapy. Carl found that the tumor grew for
the first few months to the size of a small tennis ball - then
stopped. At that time he wanted to have the tumor removed. The
biopsy, which followed this surgery, showed an encapsulated
tumor containing mostly dead tissue. At the end of 20 months,
Carl felt that he was cancer free.

  Now, 20 years later, Carl continues to 'live by the Gerson
principles' and remains well and active. Last news: February
2002.