Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

   The following story of a patient's recovery is told virtually verbatim
by his wife, Janet.

   "In October 1995, being examined for a kidney stone, my
husband Gray, aged 38, was diagnosed with early stage Non-Hodgkin's
Lymphoma. No treatment was indicated, but we were
informed that the prognosis was not good and chemotherapy
would suppress the lymphocyte count only for a while.

   "Although I was a nursing tutor, I was not familiar with
oncology, nor was I aware of alternative or complementary
therapies. The course of our lives was changed by the arrival of
the book, A Time to Heal, by Beata Bishop, sent by a friend. I
became convinced, after further information from the British
Gerson Support Group, that the Gerson Therapy might offer Gray
more hope and certainly would not do him any harm!

   "As finances were tight, Gray continued to work as a pastor,
but he could follow the Therapy, as we live next door to the
church and he works from home. We were pleased with the initial
response and two flare-ups in the first three to four months. But
although we followed the Therapy meticulously, he continued to
deteriorate over the first 18 months. He produced no further
flare-ups, but continued to have mild fevers and night sweats,
indicative of lymphoma. I would now advise cancer patients to
take the first three to six months off work, because the body needs
all the energy it receives through the juices and food to heal itself.

   "We had some good holiday breaks, during which he seemed to
improve with rest. It became obvious, though, during the last few
months of 1997, that his condition was deteriorating, as monitored
by blood counts and increasing size of the spleen. His NHS
[National Health Service] consultant was keen to start chemotherapy;
we were reluctant to accept but unsure what to do.

   "At this point we were able to visit the Gerson Hospital in
Mexico, where Gray showed rapid improvement within two
weeks. Unfortunately on our return home he developed septicemia
from a leg abscess, and a flare-up of the lymphoma, and needed
two periods of hospitalization. He was treated with LV. antibiotics
and lost about 20 lbs. The flare-up of the lymphoma necessitated
crisis intervention with tablet form chemotherapy. Also,
the spleen had grown to weigh seven pounds. and had to be
removed. Contrary to expectations he did not need intensive care,
was home on the eighth day, and returned to work three months
later. Throughout I managed to keep him on the Gerson Therapy
and took many juices, all his food and enemas into the hospital
every day!

   "In all, we continued on the full Gerson Therapy for 4 years,
until Gray's condition had completely stabilized and the blood
picture and lymph glands were reduced to normal. This process
was assisted by a further low dose, 12-month course of tablet
chemotherapy (Chlorambucil). Gray experienced no harmful side
effects, only a slow beneficial one, as he followed the Gerson
Therapy simultaneously. For the past year (the fifth) he has
reduced the juices to between 6-8 per day with two coffee breaks,
but we continue to eat the Gerson way as a family 90% of the
time, as it is good for all of us.

   "According to the last scans, there is no sign of disease in his
body and the blood picture has been completely normal for 18
months. Gray continues to work full time and has regained all his
weight and has wonderful color and energy. An added bonus has
been that the kidney stone is no longer visible on the X-ray - we
presume it has dissolved and disappeared. "

   Diagnosis made at the Royal Surrey County & St Luke's
Hospitals, Guildford, Surrey, England, on December 12th 1995:

   Stage IV Low Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.