Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

   Born in 1944, psychotherapist Allison was 35 years old when she
first noted a firm, ill-defined mass on her neck, next to the left
lobe of the thyroid. She reported to the Medical Arts Hospital of
Dallas on September 12, 1979. A biopsy was performed by Dr.
M.J. Waldron of the Dallas Pathology Associates. The report read:
nodular lymphoma, poorly differentiated. These findings were
reviewed and confirmed by Dr. M.A. Luna of M.D. Anderson
Hospital, and Dr. Wm. Sheehan of the University of Texas Health
Sciences Center of Dallas.

   In January 1980, Allison was found to have a mass on her
surgical scar that was clearly a tumor. Other nodes were found in
the left cervical area, and chemotherapy was offered.

   Allison refused. By March 11, 1980, tumor growth was noted,
and she was urged to have chemotherapy, which she once again
declined. Still, her tumors were growing. By April 4, Dr. Merrick
Reese of the Sammons Cancer Center at Baylor University Medical
Center, who had been following her case, observed another
increase of the mass. It measured 4 x 4 cm, and other nodes were
also involved.

   Allison was a pack-a-day smoker; and suffered from the
lymphoma patient's typical night sweats. She also had a family
history of cancer, including two uncles suffering from lymphoma.
After realizing that she hadn't taken care of her body, she began to
research various diets, found information on the Gerson Therapy
and decided to give it a try.

   She arrived at the Gerson Therapy hospital in Mexico on April
28, 1980, and left on May 12. Her body responded immediately
with the usual healing reactions, including severe gastro-intestinal
symptoms. At the same time, her local edema was receding and
her large tumor began to regress during her stay at the Gerson
Hospital.

   Eventually all her tumors disappeared and she recovered
completely. She said: "The Gerson Therapy was exactly what
made sense to me, and what I needed to do, as well as to take care
of stress."

   Her last report was dated 1992.